# LioChem e-Materials to invest $104M in Kentucky EV battery materials plant

LioChem e-Materials LLC, a subsidiary of Toyo Ink SC Holdings, will invest $104.4 million to establish a new facility in Franklin, Kentucky, creating 141 jobs. The plant will produce liquid dispersion of carbon nanotubes for EV batteries.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-01-26
- Where: Franklin, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $104.4M
- Jobs: 141
- Status: announced
- Products: carbon nanotube dispersion for EV batteries
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [LioChem e-Materials](https://endata.com/companies/68106.md)
- [Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/49888.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [newkentuckyhome.ky.gov](https://newkentuckyhome.ky.gov/Newsroom/NewsPage/20220126_LioChem), 2023-01-26: "LioChem e-Materials LLC, a subsidiary of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd, will locate a new facility in Simpson County with a $104.4 million investment creating 141 quality jobs for local Kentuckians to support electric vehicle battery production."

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