# Solvay to build EV battery component plant in Augusta, Georgia

Solvay Specialty Polymers announced it will build a plant next to its existing Augusta factory to manufacture EV-grade binders and separator coatings, supported by a $178 million federal grant. The facility is expected to cost $356 million and create 100 manufacturing jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-11-03
- Where: Augusta, Georgia, United States
- Value: $356.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Products: EV-grade binders, separator coatings for lithium-ion batteries
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Solvay Specialty Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/66412.md)

## Sources

- [govtech.com](https://www.govtech.com/transportation/georgia-lands-ev-plant-after-awarding-company-178m-grant), 2022-11-04: "I was proud to fight for and help secure the $178 million needed for this new facility"

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