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Building for the Future

SK Battery America Expands Production at its Electric Vehicle Battery Plant

By Lydia Cobb

W hen you drive along I-85 plants will produce an annual capacity that the energy transition. This Georgia plant
Partnerships are emerging to help in
supplies batteries for more than 300,000
in Commerce and see the
has two vehicle partners producing electric
impressive SK Battery America

That is an impressive contribution to
plant across the way, did you electric vehicles on the road.” vehicles: The Ford F-150 Lightning is the EV
know this is the nation’s largest electric combating climate change. And the job option for its best-selling vehicle in the U.S.
vehicle (EV) battery production operation? landscape is changing: By next spring staffing The Volkswagen ID.4 is VW’s flagship electric
vehicle SUV.
SK Battery America is part of South increases from 1,300 today to 3,000 onsite. “Since our investment in 2019, over 15
Korea-based SK Innovation. They invested companies have announced electric vehicle
$2.9 billion into the U.S. battery business to “Our foremost priority partnerships here in Georgia these past few
build two plants at this Commerce facility, is to invest proactively years,” said Dean. One example is EnChem, a
breaking ground in 2019. The first plant in eco-friendly business company that provides electrolyte solutions
began mass production last fall. The second used to activate the battery. Another
plant is being built and will be operational by to bring happiness is Ascend Elements, which recycles the
early next year. to the society.” manufactured scrap metals from SK Battery
According to Maddison Dean in External for re-use. Ascend can recover high-value
Affairs and Social Value with SK Battery -SK Innovation metals like cobalt, lithium, and nickel that can
America, “When fully operational, our two be used over and over.

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