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LG Energy Solution begins production at 35-GWh Michigan battery plant
The Lansing facility, built on a 226-acre site, is designed to exceed 35 GWh annual capacity and raise employment from about 900 to 1,700 at full production.
LG Energy Solution has started production at a new battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan, as the South Korean company expands its North American supply base for energy storage systems and electric vehicles, according to Yahoo Finance.
The 226-acre plant is designed to reach more than 35 gigawatt-hours of annual battery production capacity at full scale. LG Energy Solution said it has invested more than $2 billion in the facility since 2022 and expects headcount to grow from about 900 workers now to 1,700 at full production.
The Lansing site will make lithium iron phosphate, or LFP, cells for energy storage applications and nickel-manganese-cobalt, or NMC, cells for electric vehicles. For storage projects, LG Energy Solution said its LFP cells will be integrated into utility-scale and commercial storage systems through its U.S. business, LG Energy Solution Vertech, with Michigan utility DTE Energy among expected customers.
On the EV side, the plant will manufacture NMC cells for Toyota, including batteries intended for the 2027 Toyota Highlander EV that is scheduled to be assembled in Kentucky. LG Energy Solution also said its expansion is tied to rising U.S. electricity demand, which is increasing the need for grid-scale storage to help utilities balance supply and consumption.