Status
Operational battery cell plant in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
EaglePicher battery cell plant in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Products: cells; packs. Anchor customer: US DoD / Canadian defense.
EaglePicher Canadian defense cell plant; Surrey BC; primary and secondary defense-grade cells; complement to Joplin MO plant.
Semiconductor interface: Canadian defense cell supply; complement to US DoD supply chain.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | EaglePicher |
| Plant | Surrey BC Plant |
| Location | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| 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 | 1990 |
| Investment | $0.1 billion |
| Anchor customer | US DoD / Canadian defense |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 3 |
| China supply exposure | low |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin Missouri Plant (EaglePicher) | Joplin, Missouri, United States | battery cell plant | operational |
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississauga Plant (Electrovaya) | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | battery cell plant | operational |
| Windsor NextStar Gigafactory (NextStar Energy (Stellantis-LGES)) | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | battery cell plant | operational |
| St. Thomas Ontario Gigafactory (PowerCo (Volkswagen)) | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada | battery cell plant | under construction |
| Northvolt Six (Northvolt) | McMasterville, Quebec, Canada | battery cell plant | paused |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Surrey BC Plant (EaglePicher)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10