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LG Energy Solution’s Queen Creek battery plant nears completion, hiring ramps up

LG Energy Solution's $5.5 billion Queen Creek battery plant is nearing completion. Hiring is underway ahead of a 2026 production goal.

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A grand opening for the battery-producing wing of LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s battery factory in Queen Creek is on the horizon, with hiring underway ahead of a 2026 production goal.

“Their manufacturing facility is about 60% complete, and so they anticipate starting production in summer of 2026,” Doreen Cott, Queen Creek’s economic development director, told the Business Journal.

A representative for LGES, one of the largest battery makers in the world, later confirmed to the Business Journal the company’s plans to launch production next year.

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Harry Lime 12 months ago

Hopefully LGES's plethora of prior safety and environmental violations won't take up residency at the new Queen Creek facility.