# Syensqo breaks ground on battery-grade PVDF manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia

Syensqo started construction on a new battery-grade PVDF manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia. The plant will be the largest PVDF production facility in North America, creating about 100 jobs and supplying material for over 5 million EV batteries per year at full capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-04-25
- Where: 3702 Clanton Road, Augusta, Georgia, United States
- Jobs: 100
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: more than 5 million EV batteries per year
- Products: battery-grade PVDF, polyvinylidene fluoride
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Syensqo](https://endata.com/companies/77035.md)
- [Solvay](https://endata.com/companies/1830.md) (partner)
- [Orbia](https://endata.com/companies/21178.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [georgia.org](https://georgia.org/press-releases/2024/syensqo-breaks-ground-new-ev-material-facility-augusta), 2024-04-25: "Georgia is developing an e-mobility supply chain that will position the state as a leader in this industry for years to come."
- [syensqo.com](https://www.syensqo.com/en/press-release/syensqo-largest-electric-vehicle-battery-materials-facility-North-America), 2024-04-25: "Today, as Syensqo inaugurates the development of this facility in Augusta, we are translating our ambitions to help protect our planet and advance humanity into action."
- [theaugustapress.com](https://theaugustapress.com/syensqo-hosts-groundbreaking-for-new-polymer-plant-near-current-solvay-facility/), 2024-04-26: "The new plant will produce polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a polymer used to make electrode binders in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV), helping extend battery life."

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