Status
Operational battery cell plant in Joplin, Missouri, United States
EaglePicher battery cell plant in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Products: cells; packs. Anchor customer: US DoD / NASA.
Primary US defense and space cell manufacturer; primary (non-rechargeable) and secondary Li; NASA and DoD classified programs; 80-year legacy.
Semiconductor interface: Defense-grade cells; rad-tolerant packaging requirements; DoD supply chain.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | EaglePicher |
| Plant | Joplin Missouri Plant |
| Location | Joplin, Missouri, United States |
| Region | North America |
| Owner home country | United States |
| Products | cells; packs |
| Cell format | prismatic |
| Cell chemistry | NMC, lithium primary |
| Capacity (GWh per year) | 0.5 |
| Capacity basis | legacy figure, not re-verified |
| Status | operational |
| Status checked 2025-2026 | no |
| Opened or target year | 1945 |
| Investment | $0.3 billion |
| Anchor customer | US DoD / NASA |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 2 |
| China supply exposure | low |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
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Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Joplin Missouri Plant (EaglePicher)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10