Northvolt picks site for North American cell gigafactory in Quebec
By Bradley Osborne - 31st October 2023
Computer-generated image of proposed Northvolt cell gigafactory in Quebec, Canada
Sweden / Canada – Northvolt AB of Stockholm, Sweden announced in September that it has chosen a site outside of Montreal in Quebec province, Canada to build a new gigafactory for battery cell production, serving the North American electric vehicle market.
Named ‘Northvolt Six’, the gigafactory will have a production capacity of 60 GWh per year when it is completely finished. The first phase of construction will begin at the end of this year, with a target of a 30-GWh annual capacity when completed in 2026. Adjacent facilities will produce cathode active materials partly from used batteries recycled onsite.
