Georgia lands EV battery parts plant after company gets $178M grant

Published November 4, 2022

By: Zachary Hansen

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Belgian company is expanding its operations in Augusta by building a new electric vehicle battery component factory.

Solvay Specialty Polymers announced Thursday it will build a plant next to its existing Augusta factory to manufacture EV-grade binders and separator coatings, Sen Raphael Warnock announced in a press release. The parts the factory will produce are critical components within the lithium-ion batteries that power EVs.

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