# Mersen opens USD 70M advanced graphite plant in Columbia, Tennessee

Mersen officially opened its new manufacturing facility at 795 Santa Fe Pike in Columbia, Tennessee, its 10th US location, after investing USD 70 million. The plant will produce extruded graphite, insulation felt and isostatic graphite.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-19
- Where: Columbia, Tennessee, United States
- Value: $70.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 4,000 tons extruded graphite, 120 tons insulation felt, 2,000 tons isostatic graphite per year
- Products: extruded graphite, insulation felt, isostatic graphite
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Mersen](https://endata.com/companies/10815.md)

## Sources

- [mainstreetmediatn.com](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/e-newsletter-mainstreetmaury/mersen-set-to-expand-columbia-site-as-maury-county-continues-to-solidify-ev-hub/), 2023-07-19: "Mersen has invested $70 million in the Tennessee facility and plans to invest more over the next one to three years"

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