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
- SK Battery America / SK On
- Industry
- Battery Manufacturing
- Location
- Commerce, Georgia
- Investment
- $1.67B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 2,000
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Nov 1, 2018
- Operations began
- 2022
- Added to tracker
- Aug 23, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Georgia original campus investment and groundbreaking announcement https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2019-03-19/governor-kemp-attends-groundbreaking-historic-167-billion-investment-0
- Georgia operational and employment update https://georgia.org/press-release/sk-battery-america-exceeds-hiring-goal-track-reach-3000-workers
Related
Other projects to know
In Georgia
- Battery ManufacturingHyundai-LG Energy SolutionBryan County, Georgia$4.30B3,400 jobs
- Battery ManufacturingSK Battery America / SK OnCommerce, Georgia$940.0M600 jobs
- AutomotiveHyundai Motor Group (Metaplant Phase 2)Ellabell, Georgia$2.70B3,000 jobs
- AutomotiveHyundai IndustrialNewnan, Georgia$24.0M100 jobs
Across Battery Manufacturing
- Battery ManufacturingEnvision AESCFlorence County, South Carolina$810.0M450 jobs
- Battery ManufacturingFactorial EnergyMethuen, Massachusetts$50.0M150 jobs
- Battery ManufacturingAmplify Cell Technologies (Daimler/PACCAR/Cummins/EVE)Marshall County, Mississippi$2.50B2,000 jobs
- Battery ManufacturingGM–Samsung SDINew Carlisle, Indiana$3.50B1,600 jobs
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