LG Energy Solution has begun operations at its Lansing, Michigan plant, completing a network of five major North American production hubs aimed at expanding its energy storage system (ESS) business.
The company said it held an opening ceremony for the Lansing facility on Aug. 18 local time. The plant is LG Energy Solution's seventh manufacturing site in North America and will produce both lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for ESS applications and nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) batteries for electric vehicles. It has annual production capacity of more than 35 GWh.
ESS-focused LFP batteries from the facility will be supplied through LG Energy Solution's subsidiary Vertech to customers including power-infrastructure providers and AI data center operators. Its EV batteries are expected to be used in vehicles including Toyota's 2027 Highlander.
With the Lansing plant now operating, LG Energy Solution has secured five North American manufacturing hubs for ESS batteries: Lansing and Holland in Michigan; Ontario, Canada; its Honda joint-venture plant in Ohio; and its GM joint-venture plant in Tennessee.
The company plans to expand its North American LFP battery production capacity for ESS applications to more than 50 GWh by the end of this year.
“The start of operations at the Lansing plant is an important milestone that will accelerate LG Energy Solution's growth in North America,” said Kim Dong-myung, CEO of LG Energy Solution. “We will strengthen the U.S. battery ecosystem and expand local manufacturing capabilities by building an advanced battery-production network that supports the future of America's mobility industry and energy infrastructure.”
