Why this project qualifies
With up to 500 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears AFT's 100-permanent-job threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
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The battery manufacturing context.
Facilities manufacturing battery cells, modules, or packs of any chemistry, plus battery-specific active materials and components such as cathode and anode materials.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- Sila
- Industry
- Battery Manufacturing
- Location
- Moses Lake, Washington
- Investment
- Not disclosed
- Permanent jobs announced
- Up to 500
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- May 3, 2022
- Opening timeline
- Sila opened the plant in September 2025, with initial material production to follow. A later company release confirmed an operational manufacturing facility.
- Added to tracker
- Oct 27, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Sila (Business Wire), "Sila Establishes New Auto-Scale Factory in Washington State to Manufacture Next-Gen Anode Materials," May 3, 2022 https://businesswire.com/news/home/20220503005217/en/Sila-Establishes-New-Auto-Scale-Factory-in-Washington-State-to-Manufacture-Next-Gen-Anode-Materials
- Sila (Business Wire), up to 500 jobs, February 22, 2024 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240222999554/en
- Sila (Business Wire), "Sila Opens Nation's First Automotive-Scale Silicon Anode Plant, Ushering in a New Era for U.S. Battery Manufacturing," September 23, 2025 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250923910037/en/Sila-Opens-Nations-First-Automotive-Scale-Silicon-Anode-Plant-Ushering-in-a-New-Era-for-U.S.-Battery-Manufacturing
- Sila, ISO 9001:2015 certification release (operational confirmation) https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-earns-iso-90012015-certification-validating-world-class-quality-systems-for-domestic-silicon-battery-technology-manufacturing-at-scale
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Moses Lake Plant — Sila, Moses Lake, WA." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/sila-moses-lake. Accessed October 28, 2026.
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