Energy

Missouri’s “Lead Belt” Poised for American Battery Supply Chain 

Southeast Missouri’s rich deposits of lead ore made it a prime location for lead mining in the 19th and early 20th centuries, supplying lead not only for batteries but also for ... Read More

Industrial Battery Manufacturer to Open U.S. Headquarters and Assembly Operation in Missouri

LIBERTY, Mo. – January 17, 2024 – TAB, an international manufacturer of industrial, SLI, and lithium-ion batteries, announced today that its first North American facility will be located in Liberty, Missouri. ... Read More

EnerSys Awarded $92M Contract With the United States Navy to Make Submarine Batteries at Missouri Facility

EnerSys, a global leader in energy storage solutions, will continue manufacturing batteries for U.S. Navy submarines from its highly automated facility in Warrensburg, Missouri. These TPPL batteries will serve as the ... Read More

First Major Lithium Iron Phosphate Plant in U.S. is Coming to Missouri

ICL Group, a global specialty minerals company, recently broke ground on its new $400 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) plant, set to create 150 jobs in St. Louis, Missouri. The Company, ... Read More

Highlighting Missouri’s Strengths in Advanced Manufacturing

Advanced manufacturing businesses across industries choose to expand to centrally located Missouri. ... Read More

Missouri Batteries Power NASA’s Artemis-I Mission

We have lift off! NASA launched the Artemis-I, and it was powered by Missouri-made batteries. This is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration ... Read More

Electric Vehicle Battery Production Plant to Open in St. Louis, Missouri

ICL Group, an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, recently announced plans to open a new 120,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in St. Louis, Missouri. The expansion represents $400 million in capital ... Read More

Clean Energy Jobs on the Rise in Missouri

Missouri is seeing tremendous growth in clean energy jobs across the state. Clean Jobs Midwest 2022, the latest iteration of an annual report that examines the growth of the clean energy ... Read More

Missouri Celebrates Manufacturing Day

Happy Manufacturing Day! Held annually on the first Friday in October, Manufacturing Day helps show the reality of modern manufacturing careers by encouraging thousands of companies and educational institutions around the ... Read More

Institute Focused on Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Opens “Node” In Missouri

NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, recently announced the formation of a new Institute Node in Missouri aimed to increase the volume, pace and coordination of FHE development. “We ... Read More