Final construction beam installed at Lordstown's 2.8-million-sq.ft. battery facility
Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Chem, is slated for completion in 2022 in Lordstown
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Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Chem, is slated for completion in 2022 in Lordstown
rselak@tribtoday.com LORDSTOWN — General Motors didn’t wait long into 2020 to announce exactly where in Lordstown it and LG Chem would build a next-generation plant to mass produce battery cells for the automaker’s electric vehicle lineup. It was Jan. 14 the automaker revealed it had a signed purchase agreement for 158 acres of land on Tod Avenue for the $2.3 billion facility that when at full steam will employ upward of 1,100 workers. And 2021 promises to be a big year for Ultium Cells LLC as employees start to come aboard and make practice builds ahead of the scheduled early 2022 star...
LORDSTOWN — General Motors didn’t wait long into 2020 to announce exactly where in Lordstown it and LG Chem would build a next-generation plant to mass produce battery cells for the automaker’s electric vehicle lineup. It was Jan. 14 the automaker revealed it had a signed purchase agreement for 158 acres of land on Tod Avenue for the $2.3 billion facility that when at full steam will employ upward of 1,100 workers. And 2021 promises to be a big year for Ultium Cells LLC as employees start to come aboard and make practice builds ahead of the scheduled early 2022 start of production targe...