# LOTTE Aluminium Materials to build $238.7M foil plant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky

LOTTE Aluminium Materials USA LLC will build its first U.S. aluminum foil manufacturing facility in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with a $238.7 million investment. The plant will produce 36,000 tons of cathode foil for EV batteries and create 122 jobs, with operations expected to begin in 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-08-01
- Where: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $238.7M
- Jobs: 122
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 36,000 tons of cathode foil per year
- Products: cathode foil for EV batteries
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Lotte Aluminium Materials USA](https://endata.com/companies/14403.md)
- [Lotte Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2025.md) (partner)
- [Lotte Aluminium](https://endata.com/companies/46855.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newkentuckyhome.ky.gov](https://newkentuckyhome.ky.gov/Newsroom/NewsPage/20220804_LOTTE), 2022-08-04: "LOTTE Aluminium Materials USA LLC will locate an aluminum foil manufacturing operation in Hardin County with a $238.7 million investment that will create 122 full-time jobs."
- [siteselection.com](https://siteselection.com/the-metallic-allure-of-kentucky/), 2023-04-12: "LOTTE Aluminium Materials USA LLC announced that it would locate an aluminum foil factory in Hardin County."

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