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Albemarle Corporation plans to locate its previously announced lithium hydroxide Mega-Flex facility in Chester County, SouthCarolina. billion to help meet the surging demand for domestic and international electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries. Earlier post.)
acre Carolina Commerce Center in Greer, SouthCarolina near Proterra’s electric bus manufacturing facility in Greenville, SouthCarolina and adjacent to the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Proterra’s new SouthCarolina factory will be the company’s third battery production facility nationwide.
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