The planned 2.8 million-square-foot plant, scheduled to open in late 2023, will employ 1,300 people and is expected to have a production capacity similar to the companies' Ultium Cells joint-venture plant in Lordstown, Ohio, of about 35 gigawatt-hours as they move to respond to the growing demand in the electric vehicle market.
LG Chem said in a regulatory filing that its LG Energy Solution unit will invest $933.5 million in the plant between this year and 2023.
The battery maker also said it will sell its share in joint-venture Northvolt Zwei to Volkswagen, while the carmaker increases its ownership in Northvolt.
By consolidating cell production to the Northvolt Ett gigafactory, the partners will achieve further economies of scale, thereby securing the best possible cost and enabling the lowest environmental footprint in the world for cell production.
Hyundai Motor has announced that it will be recalling about 82,000 electric vehicles globally due to fire risks and will be replacing their battery systems.
There have been some 15 cases of fires involving the Kona EV - 11 in South Korea, two in Canada and one each in Finland and Austria, according to the transport ministry.