LG Energy Solution has begun battery production at its new Lansing, Michigan, plant, which will manufacture LFP cells for energy storage systems and NMC cells for Toyota electric vehicles.
The 226-acre facility is targeting annual production capacity of more than 35GWh when fully operational. LG Energy Solution has invested more than $2 billion in the plant since 2022.
Its large-format lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells will be incorporated into complete energy storage systems by LG Energy Solution Vertech, the company’s US system integration business. Applications will include utility-scale, grid and commercial and industrial storage.
Detroit-based utility DTE Energy will be among the companies using cells manufactured at Lansing in future energy storage projects.
The plant will also manufacture higher-energy-density nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cells for Toyota. These will be used in battery electric vehicles including the 2027 Toyota Highlander EV, which is due to be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in Georgetown.
Michigan’s role in America’s growing energy infrastructure
“Today marks a defining milestone for LG Energy Solution. Lansing will produce advanced batteries that support not only the future of mobility, but also America’s growing energy infrastructure and digital economy,” said LG Energy Solution CEO David Kim.
“We are strengthening America’s battery ecosystem, expanding our manufacturing footprint and reaffirming our long-term commitment to the United States.”
The Lansing plant currently employs about 900 people, with its workforce expected to increase to 1,700 at full-scale production.
It is LG Energy Solution’s second battery production site in Michigan, alongside its facility in Holland. The company also operates its North American regional headquarters and an R&D facility in Troy.
LG Energy Solution said it has invested more than $5 billion in Michigan since 2010 and expects its workforce in the state to exceed 3,300 by the end of 2026.
The company is targeting more than 50GWh of annual LFP cell capacity in North America by the end of 2026 across plants in Holland and Lansing, Michigan; Windsor, Ontario; Jeffersonville, Ohio; and Spring Hill, Tennessee.
It expects North America to account for 80% of its global energy storage battery production capacity by the end of the year.
