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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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BASF Cathode Plant

BASF

Elyria, OH, USA

-82.1038435, 41.3709744

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 255

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Materials Processing

Product: Battery Cell Components


Project Announcement Date: 6/3/2009

Target for Starting Production: 2012

Date Commercial Production Started: 11/14/2012

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 149

Current Jobs: 149

Capital Investment: $50 million

Congressional District: OH5

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“BASF Opens New Battery Materials Production Plant In Elyria, Ohio”, aftermarketNews Staff, aftermarketNews, 13 Nov 2012. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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