# Westwater Resources plans $80M graphite processing plant in Coosa County, Alabama

Westwater Resources Inc., through its subsidiary Alabama Graphite Products LLC, plans to build a first-of-its-kind advanced graphite processing plant in Kellyton, Coosa County, Alabama, with an initial investment of $80 million and total investment of $124 million. Construction starts in 2021, with operations by end of 2022, creating at least 100 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-06-22
- Where: Kellyton, Coosa County, Alabama, United States
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: advanced graphite for lithium-ion batteries
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Westwater Resources](https://endata.com/companies/32247.md)
- [Alabama Graphite Products](https://endata.com/companies/55983.md)

## Sources

- [governor.alabama.gov](https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2021/06/gov-ivey-westwater-resources-plans-first-u-s-graphite-processing-plant-in-alabama/), 2021-06-22: "Westwater said its Alabama Graphite Products LLC subsidiary plans to make an initial investment of $80 million or more to build the graphite processing plant in Kellyton, near Alexander City."

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