DOE prepared an EA to evaluate the potential environmental effects of providing funding to Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, for construction and operations of a facility to produce cathode battery materials (DOE/EA-2237).
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July 28, 2026
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Battery Grade PVDF Manufacturing Facility; Richmond County, Georgia
The Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) issued a final environmental assessment (EA) for Battery Grade Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Manufacturing Facility (DOE/EA-2237). The EA assesses the potential environmental and social impacts associated with construction and operations of a proposed facility which would produce cathode battery materials at the factory scale in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
For more information, see Solvay Battery-Grade PVDF Manufacturing Facility.