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
Sources
Official references
- South Carolina additional Florence expansion announcement https://www.sccommerce.com/news/aesc-expanding-florence-county-electric-vehicle-gigafactory
- AESC current U.S. facilities status https://us.aesc-group.com/facilities/
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Other projects to know
In South Carolina
- Battery ManufacturingEnvision AESCFlorence County, South Carolina$810.0M1,170 jobs
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- AerospaceBoeingNorth Charleston, South Carolina$1.00B500 jobs
Across Battery Manufacturing
- Battery ManufacturingFactorial EnergyMethuen, Massachusetts$50.0M150 jobs
- Battery ManufacturingAmplify Cell Technologies (Daimler/PACCAR/Cummins/EVE)Marshall County, Mississippi$2.50B2,000 jobs
- Battery ManufacturingHyundai-LG Energy SolutionBryan County, Georgia$4.30B3,400 jobs
- Battery ManufacturingGM–Samsung SDINew Carlisle, Indiana$3.50B1,600 jobs
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