# Fortescue to open EV battery facility in Banbury, Oxfordshire

Australian mining company Fortescue announced it will open its first UK factory in Banbury, Oxfordshire early next year, an EV battery facility covering over 13,500 sq m, expected to create more than 120 jobs and focused on products for the off-highway sector such as trucks and trains.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-06-20
- Where: Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 120
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 13,500 sq m
- Products: EV batteries, zero emission powertrains
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Fortescue](https://endata.com/companies/67647.md)
- [Williams Advanced Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/45188.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bbc.co.uk](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-65951100), 2023-06-20: "An Australian mining company has announced it will open its first factory in the UK early next year."
- [bbc.com](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-65951100), 2023-06-20: "We will have the capability to sell those zero emission power trains more broadly in the UK and in the European Market."

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