# Johnson Matthey to build battery materials plant in Konin, Poland

Johnson Matthey has secured a site in Konin, Poland to produce ultra-high energy battery materials, with construction starting in 2019 and commercial production expected in 2021-22. The plant could produce up to 100,000 tonnes per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-28
- Where: Konin, about 200 km west of Warsaw, Poland
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 tonnes per year
- Products: ultra-high energy battery materials
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Johnson Matthey](https://endata.com/companies/6652.md)

## Sources

- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/business/johnson-matthey-chooses-poland-to-produce-new-battery-materials-idUSKCN1R90VX/), 2019-03-28: "Plant construction should begin this year at Konin, about 200 kilometres west of Warsaw, and it would have the potential to produce up to 100,000 tonnes per year."

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