EV Gigafactory and Battery Plant Announcements
196
June 2026
Automotive & Electric Vehicles
New electric vehicle battery gigafactory announcements, cell manufacturing plant investments, and large-scale EV production facility projects, confirmed each month from company investor relations releases, government economic development announcements, and automotive and energy press. Each record includes the announcing company, planned facility location, projected production capacity, total investment value, announced timeline, and battery type. Coverage is global – OEMs, dedicated cell manufacturers, and new entrants.
New gigafactory construction announcements by EV battery makers
EV sector investors and analysts use it to track the global battery manufacturing build-out and identify supply chain bottlenecks early. Governments and economic development agencies benchmark investment attraction against competing regions. Supply chain managers at battery material suppliers, cathode producers, and equipment manufacturers use it to anticipate customer demand. Energy researchers model grid and raw material requirements from it.
13858
<table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:280px">Event</th><th style="min-width:160px">Investment Currency</th><th style="min-width:160px">Announcement Date</th><th style="min-width:160px">Partner Company</th><th style="min-width:160px">Battery Technology</th><th style="min-width:160px">Planned Capacity</th><th style="min-width:160px">Subject Company</th><th style="min-width:160px">Investment Amount</th><th style="min-width:160px">Factory Name</th><th style="min-width:160px">Factory Location</th><th style="min-width:160px">Construction Timeline</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:40px">1</td><td style="min-width:280px">Forge Nano and Samsung SDI Partner on North Carolina Gigafactory</td><td style="min-width:160px">USD</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-25</td><td style="min-width:160px">Samsung SDI</td><td style="min-width:160px">advanced battery cells</td><td style="min-width:160px">3 GWh per year</td><td style="min-width:160px">Forge Nano</td><td style="min-width:160px">300,000,000</td><td style="min-width:160px">Morrisville Gigafactory</td><td style="min-width:160px">Morrisville, North Carolina, U.S.</td><td style="min-width:160px">production expected by 2028</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">2</td><td style="min-width:280px">Coventry Airport closes for gigafactory construction</td><td style="min-width:160px">GBP</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-09</td><td style="min-width:160px">Coventry City Council</td><td style="min-width:160px">battery technology, advanced manufacturing and clean energy</td><td style="min-width:160px">up to seven manufacturing facilities, ranging from 69k sq ft – 1.5m sq ft</td><td style="min-width:160px">Rigby Group</td><td style="min-width:160px">2,500,000,000</td><td style="min-width:160px">GreenPower Park</td><td style="min-width:160px">Coventry, West Midlands, England</td><td style="min-width:160px">construction to begin June 12, 2026</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">3</td><td style="min-width:280px">Giyani Metals announces K.Hill project DFS and construction timeline</td><td style="min-width:160px">USD</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-01</td><td style="min-width:160px"></td><td style="min-width:160px">materials for lithium-ion batteries (HPMSM, HPMO)</td><td style="min-width:160px">220,000 tonnes of ore annually</td><td style="min-width:160px">Giyani Metals</td><td style="min-width:160px">535,000,000</td><td style="min-width:160px">K.Hill project processing facility</td><td style="min-width:160px">Kanye Basin, Botswana</td><td style="min-width:160px">Construction is expected to begin in April 2027, with first ore feed scheduled for March 2029 and full production targeted by June 2029</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">4</td><td style="min-width:280px">SEMCORP announces new battery separator production base in Sichuan</td><td style="min-width:160px">CNY</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-09</td><td style="min-width:160px">Sichuan Yinxin Materials Technology Co., Ltd.</td><td style="min-width:160px">lithium-ion battery separator</td><td style="min-width:160px">5 billion㎡ annually</td><td style="min-width:160px">SEMCORP</td><td style="min-width:160px">4,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:160px">Uterus project</td><td style="min-width:160px">Long County Economic Development Zone, Xianggu City, Sichuan Province, China</td><td style="min-width:160px">business registration process completed</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">5</td><td style="min-width:280px">CALB announces New Sines Gigafactory construction with Engexpor partnership</td><td style="min-width:160px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-30</td><td style="min-width:160px">Engexpor</td><td style="min-width:160px">lithium-ion batteries</td><td style="min-width:160px">15 GWh annually</td><td style="min-width:160px">CALB</td><td style="min-width:160px">2,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:160px">New Sines Gigafactory</td><td style="min-width:160px">Sines, Portugal</td><td style="min-width:160px">construction management for the first phase</td></tr><tr class="catchall-blurred"><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td></tr><tr class="catchall-blurred"><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td></tr><tr class="catchall-blurred"><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Are expansions of existing facilities included alongside new greenfield projects?</h3><p>Yes. Both greenfield announcements and capacity expansion projects at existing facilities are included, with a field indicating project type.</p><h3>Are government subsidies and incentive packages noted?</h3><p>Where publicly disclosed – IRA tax credit announcements, EU State Aid approvals – subsidy details are included alongside the investment value.</p><h3>Which companies and regions does this cover?</h3><p>Coverage is global: US, European, Asian, and emerging market announcements from OEMs (Tesla, BYD, Volkswagen, Stellantis), dedicated cell manufacturers (CATL, Samsung SDI, Panasonic), and new entrants.</p><h3>What is the refresh rate of this dataset?</h3><p>We rerun this dataset once a month. You can create your own dataset that updates as frequently as every one hour on <a href="https://platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall">platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall</a></p>