Status
Under construction: At BlueOval City, Tennessee; SK On took sole ownership in the December 2025 split; start date unverified
SK On battery cell plant in Stanton, Tennessee, United States. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Ford.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | SK On |
| Plant | Tennessee Battery Plant (BlueOval City, ex-BlueOval SK) |
| Location | Stanton, Tennessee, United States |
| Region | North America |
| Owner home country | South Korea |
| Products | cells |
| Cell format | pouch |
| Cell chemistry | NMC |
| Capacity (GWh per year) | 43 |
| Capacity basis | announced |
| Status | under construction |
| Status checked 2025-2026 | no |
| Investment | $6.0 billion |
| Anchor customer | Ford |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 1 |
| China supply exposure | low |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: skon.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Seosan Cell Plant (SK On) | Seosan, South Chungcheong, South Korea | battery cell plant | operational |
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Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Tennessee Battery Plant (BlueOval City, ex-BlueOval SK) (SK On)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10