# SK Innovation to expand EV battery plant in Jackson County, Georgia

SK Innovation announced plans to expand its electric vehicle battery plant in Jackson County, Georgia, doubling the size of its operations. The investment will increase from $1.67 billion to $2.5 billion. The expansion is driven by projected higher demand for electric vehicles.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-05-04
- Where: Jackson County, Georgia, United States
- Value: $2.50B
- Status: announced
- Products: electric vehicle batteries
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [SK Innovation](https://endata.com/companies/21924.md)

## Sources

- [ajc.com](https://www.ajc.com/business/south-korean-battery-maker-plans-expansion-jackson-county/QvKOybo4X0WlaWutdEtZTN/), 2020-05-04: "SK Innovation will double the size of its operations in Jackson County along I-85, where it is building a 2.4 million square-foot factory to make batteries for electric vehicles."

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