# Fujihatsu and Toyotsu Battery Components to build EV battery parts plant in Liberty, North Carolina

Fujihatsu and Toyotsu Battery Components, a new partnership, will invest $60 million to build a facility in Liberty, North Carolina, creating 133 jobs. The plant will manufacture prismatic aluminum cell cases and cell covers for EV batteries, supporting Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina. Production begins in 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-02-28
- Where: Liberty, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $60.0M
- Jobs: 133
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3.6 million units per month by January 2026
- Products: prismatic aluminum cell cases, cell covers with discharge valves
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Fujihatsu](https://endata.com/companies/75899.md) (partner)
- [Toyotsu Battery Components](https://endata.com/companies/75900.md) (partner)
- [Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina](https://endata.com/companies/75901.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [wxii12.com](https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-fujihatsu-toyotsu-battery-components-new-jobs-randolph-county/46993589), 2024-02-27: "FTBC’s production of its prismatic aluminum cell cases and cell covers will begin in 2025, with initial production volume to be 2.7 million units per month."

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