Florence Gigafactory — Expansion Phase

Envision AESC announced a separately dated expansion of its Florence County battery-cell facility in December 2023. The additional commitment adds $810 million in investment and 450 new permanent jobs, with completion expected in 2026. South Carolina identifies the two phases together as a derived $1.62 billion / 1,620-job campus total; AFT deliberately records only this additional phase-specific commitment here to prevent double counting.

Investment
$810.0M
Permanent jobs announced
450
Status
Under Construction
Expected opening
2026
Why this project qualifies

With $810 million in facility-specific investment and 450 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.

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Why it matters

The battery manufacturing context.

Battery manufacturing has become one of the largest concentrations of new industrial investment in the United States. A network of cell plants is taking shape across the Midwest and Southeast, connecting automakers, battery producers, critical-material suppliers and energy-storage markets. Federal production incentives have accelerated that build-out, while the next test will be whether announced capacity converts into sustained domestic production.

Project record

At a glance

Company
Envision AESC
Industry
Battery Manufacturing
Location
Florence County, South Carolina
Investment
$810.0M
Permanent jobs announced
450
Status
Under Construction
Announced
Dec 12, 2023
Expected opening
2026
Added to tracker
Aug 23, 2026
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