# NOVONIX opens synthetic graphite anode materials plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee

NOVONIX opened a new synthetic graphite anode materials plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a $160 million investment. The facility aims to produce at least 10,000 metric tons per year by 2023 and will employ 290 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-11-22
- Where: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
- Value: $160.0M
- Jobs: 290
- Starts operating: 22 Nov 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10,000 metric tons per year
- Products: synthetic graphite anode material for lithium-ion batteries
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [NOVONIX](https://endata.com/companies/55965.md)
- [Phillips 66](https://endata.com/companies/7015.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [phillips66.com](https://www.phillips66.com/newsroom/plants-debut-boosts-made-in-usa-battery-chain/), 2021-12-07: "We’re ushering in a new era of electrification."

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