Li-ion Separator Supplier Celgard Expanding Production in North Carolina
21 January 2010
Celgard, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc., and a leading supplier of microporous separators used in lithium-ion batteries, plans to expand capacity at its existing Charlotte, North Carolina facility and build a new manufacturing site in Concord, North Carolina. The expansion project will significantly increase Celgard’s lithium-ion battery separator production capacity in the US by 2012.
In August, Celgard was selected to receive a grant award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the same expansion project. (Earlier post.) Celgard will implement its lithium-ion battery separator capacity expansion in two phases. In the first phase, Celgard will add capacity at its existing Charlotte, North Carolina facility. In the second phase, Celgard plans to build the new facility in Concord.
Expansion of the Charlotte facility will start immediately. Construction of the new facility in Concord is expected to begin the second half of this year.
Celgard could receive up to $18.6 million in cash incentives and tax credits from the State of North Carolina to support expansion within the state.
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