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Battery plant is confirmed for Holland

Detroit Free Press -- Korean battery maker LG Chem and its U.S. subsidiary Compact Power on Friday confirmed their plans to build a $303-million plant to make lithium-ion battery cells for electric vehicles, including the Chevrolet Volt.

The plant, which is to break ground this summer, is to be running in 2012. By 2013, LG Chem expects to have hired 400 people for the plant.

"LG Chem's selection of Holland to house the company's battery cell facility was a balanced decision based on the city's excellent infrastructure and proven, quality workforce," said Jae Ham, senior vice president of LG Chem, in a statement Friday.

The factory is to be able to make enough lithium-ion battery cells for 50,000 to 200,000 vehicle battery packs a year.

LG Chem's new 650,000-square-foot lithium-ion battery plant ....

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Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:9,312 Points:2,088,980 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2010 6:05:24 AM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse Is there that much of a market for those batteries?
SBlouch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:6,902 Points:1,473,805 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 11:28:56 PM Ignore SBlouch Report Abuse Good for Holland, Michigan. The plant will need workers.
ziyulu Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:6,123 Points:1,162,900 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:23:07 PM Ignore ziyulu Report Abuse Yes, it's just like how people say Obama was born in another country because he was born in Hawaii.
genef01 Champion Author Nashville Posts:2,611 Points:834,680 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:12:26 PM Ignore genef01 Report Abuse It is truly amazing how many people don't bother to read the entire article before posting about them.
RoadKing95 Champion Author San Jose Posts:17,837 Points:3,140,240 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 4:30:36 PM Ignore RoadKing95 Report Abuse Fencemaker wrote; >>too bad it isn't in the US<< Oh come on. Take the time to read the article.
Fencemaker Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:3,064 Points:949,175 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 3:40:27 PM Ignore Fencemaker Report Abuse too bad it isn't in the US
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:4,924 Points:1,280,430 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 1:27:44 PM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse Two years to electric car options. The sooner the better.
TFowler513 Champion Author Memphis Posts:2,582 Points:980,735 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 1:24:11 PM Ignore TFowler513 Report Abuse Hey folks... that's Holland, Michigan!!!
ttwiw Champion Author Austin Posts:2,166 Points:1,301,160 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 1:22:19 PM Ignore ttwiw Report Abuse Ummm, folks... Holland is a town in western Michigan!
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,228 Points:2,158,485 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:56:51 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse What's wrong with building it in this country?
Don1222 Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,802 Points:1,089,855 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:54:25 PM Ignore Don1222 Report Abuse 04tang: Woody Hayes Fan. Those were the days.
Bonito Champion Author Dayton Posts:13,065 Points:2,549,350 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:51:54 PM Ignore Bonito Report Abuse More jobs lost to low labor costs and low restrictions on polluting. Then the Korea and Holland can charge the US for big profits and we pay again!
GoBlazers Champion Author Washington Posts:5,192 Points:656,350 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:51:00 PM Ignore GoBlazers Report Abuse Electrics are coming. Get over it.
snewwee Champion Author Detroit Posts:6,181 Points:1,250,000 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:50:28 PM Ignore snewwee Report Abuse Solar panels and solar power is the way to go.
Tatalah Champion Author Riverside Posts:8,813 Points:2,007,005 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:50:23 PM Ignore Tatalah Report Abuse What is more effective, electric or steam power? About a draw as I see it
billy44bo Champion Author Mobile Posts:5,198 Points:1,046,660 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:50:13 PM Ignore billy44bo Report Abuse good now the price of the car can come down
DAK1960 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,014 Points:424,680 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:50:08 PM Ignore DAK1960 Report Abuse we need to start building something in this country again
WCCurtis Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:3,304 Points:1,363,670 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:48:42 PM Ignore WCCurtis Report Abuse American jobs is good but sending more money to foreign Companies is not good.
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:7,981 Points:1,516,945 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:47:24 PM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse 400 jobs added to the Michigan economy is a start..
BWD Champion Author Charleston Posts:3,116 Points:1,760,940 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:46:33 PM Ignore BWD Report Abuse Would have been nice to have that here.
carefrey Champion Author Orlando Posts:3,372 Points:721,375 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:41:48 PM Ignore carefrey Report Abuse Creating jobs just what we need!
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,681 Points:1,240,205 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:41:27 PM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse Where is the Energizer Bunny?
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:13,750 Points:1,907,395 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:41:20 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse GO BLUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CLM06 Champion Author Tampa Posts:6,841 Points:1,496,065 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:40:26 PM Ignore CLM06 Report Abuse We need more of this in this country to get more people back to work
TumaloDodge Veteran Author Oregon Posts:323 Points:233,420 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:36:29 PM Ignore TumaloDodge Report Abuse Yes, a poorly written article. Michigan is kind of buried in there.
04tang Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,244 Points:494,475 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:33:03 PM Ignore 04tang Report Abuse for uglytom - Holland is also a city in that state up north.
TumaloDodge Veteran Author Oregon Posts:323 Points:233,420 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:33:01 PM Ignore TumaloDodge Report Abuse another toxic waste plant coming to a neighborhood near you soon. Oops, I forgot this is a green plant.
ba5online Rookie Author Texas Posts:12 Points:25,265 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:31:57 PM Ignore ba5online Report Abuse Why would Koreans go to Holland to make batteries? Cheap labor, close to resources and less enviromental regulation? The other reason may be more demand for electric autos in Europe.
TumaloDodge Veteran Author Oregon Posts:323 Points:233,420 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:31:48 PM Ignore TumaloDodge Report Abuse using using federal grants, what a great deal.
zdn Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,722 Points:732,990 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:31:28 PM Ignore zdn Report Abuse electric city
Prodaddy Champion Author Houston Posts:6,073 Points:1,434,045 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:26:59 PM Ignore Prodaddy Report Abuse This sounds like a big project
uglytom Champion Author Florida Posts:5,693 Points:1,191,885 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:26:48 PM Ignore uglytom Report Abuse Jae Ham, spokesperson for the company doesn't seem to know that Holland is a country, not a city.
bozo Champion Author Boston Posts:3,421 Points:1,840,395 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:26:43 PM Ignore bozo Report Abuse anything that helps michigan is a positive.
2granny Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,165 Points:1,002,505 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:26:35 PM Ignore 2granny Report Abuse Good hear that are some jobs coming back to Michigan.
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,679 Points:1,616,885 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:25:31 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse I don't think my extension cord is long enough for traveling the Blue Ridge Mtns. Gas, I don't have problems with running out of good ole gas!
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:4,802 Points:1,073,325 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:25:10 PM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse I had to read it a couple times before I realized they meant the city, not the country. (I wondered why anyone would start a business in Western Europe--it's even more screwed up than blue states here.)
YLHandyman Champion Author Orange County Posts:5,009 Points:931,010 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:22:51 PM Ignore YLHandyman Report Abuse Still waiting for a really new battery.
comet64 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,250 Points:258,825 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:22:50 PM Ignore comet64 Report Abuse What ever happen to US owned companies
lparafael Champion Author Ventura Posts:7,167 Points:1,227,100 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:13:12 PM Ignore lparafael Report Abuse Hopefully more good news like this will keep coming in the near, as well as the long future.
pdcarver Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,289 Points:252,370 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:11:59 PM Ignore pdcarver Report Abuse and the environmentalists approve this?
badtazz Sophomore Author Washington Posts:222 Points:81,445 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:11:11 PM Ignore badtazz Report Abuse Michigan needs this more than any other state. Good for them.
repeater1 Champion Author Topeka Posts:6,058 Points:1,917,470 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:09:53 PM Ignore repeater1 Report Abuse By 2013 will the electric car still be on the road? Good for city driving only.
Zakmeister All-Star Author Cleveland Posts:638 Points:214,020 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:06:31 PM Ignore Zakmeister Report Abuse Good news for Michigan. (Holland, Michigan)
fedex09 All-Star Author Missouri Posts:626 Points:686,380 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:05:37 PM Ignore fedex09 Report Abuse Electric cars are still not useful for rural areas. Also what will be the out come of the used batteries and waste form electric cars?
jimshell Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,102 Points:591,945 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:05:18 PM Ignore jimshell Report Abuse Where are they getting the batteries in the interim?
mexicomaria Champion Author Minnesota Posts:20,581 Points:961,650 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:05:12 PM Ignore mexicomaria Report Abuse Horray for Holland, Michigan. Michigan was hit so hard by the economic loss of the auto industry....with all the GM factory closings... I am so excited for them to get this boost. I lived about 20 miles from Holland and it is beautiful and the infrastructure is great. Go on your vacation there for the Tulip Festival...very Dutch and it is beautiful.
threewheeler Champion Author Seattle Posts:2,377 Points:318,330 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:02:48 PM Ignore threewheeler Report Abuse At least some jobs are on the way
1Casey Champion Author Albany Posts:4,536 Points:1,422,110 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:01:01 PM Ignore 1Casey Report Abuse More research and development. that is what keeps us going. Hopefully this will be a positive adventure.
LilRedWagonIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:5,431 Points:1,107,775 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:00:10 PM Ignore LilRedWagonIN Report Abuse If the Holland-built Korean batteries are lower priced than the American made ones, where is GM going to get its supply for the Volt?
paoli8 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:4,920 Points:1,381,410 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:00:00 PM Ignore paoli8 Report Abuse The Dutch are hard working people.
Jizme Champion Author Lincoln Posts:7,534 Points:2,442,795 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:55:46 AM Ignore Jizme Report Abuse You Go Girls!!