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Dive Brief:
Sodium-ion battery maker Natron Energy plans to spend nearly $1.4 billion to build a factory in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, its first in the U.S., the company announced last week.
The facility will span nearly 1.2 million square feet and create more than 1,000 jobs, with salaries averaging just over $64,000, according to Gov. Roy Cooper’s Aug. 15 news release.
The plant is expected to produce 14 gigawatts of sodium-ion batteries at full capacity, increasing Natron’s production by more than 40 times its current capacity. The company has yet to announce a timeline for construction and production.