The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the disbursement of $77,217,590 to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC (ENTEK) to help finance a lithium-ion battery separator manufacturing facility in Terre Haute, Indiana.
September 17, 2025
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the disbursement of $77,217,590 to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC (ENTEK) to help finance a lithium-ion battery separator manufacturing facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. This is the first disbursement of the up to $1.3 billion DOE loan to be issued to ENTEK through the Loan Programs Office (LPO). The ENTEK facility will be the only U.S.-owned and U.S.-based producer of ‘wet-process’ lithium-ion battery separator materials that can be used across industries such as data centers, energy storage, and consumer electronics. Once completed, this project will help strengthen America's energy supply chain and restore America’s critical mineral dominance by reducing reliance on foreign components.
The ENTEK manufacturing facility will make a significant contribution to domestic production capacity for lithium-ion battery separators, which are predominantly produced in Asia with approximately 41% in China, drive American competitiveness in the AI race, increase American energy security, and bring back American jobs. The project is expected to create approximately 763 construction jobs and 635 operations jobs in Terre Haute upon completion.
The announcement highlights the Energy Department’s commitment to advancing President Trump’s Executive Order Unleashing American Energy through funding a resilient and sustainable American manufacturing base for lithium-ion battery separators. LPO is helping to advance this mission in order to empower the private sector to invest in the future, win the AI race, bring back jobs and industrial strength, and restore American energy dominance.
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