Nevada CAM Plant

Redwood Materials · McCarran, USA · Cathode material (CAM)

Cathode material plant operated by Redwood Materials in McCarran, USA. Status: paused.

Nevada CAM Plant: cathode plant illustration with co-precipitation reactor and rotary kiln; Cathode material (CAM), status paused, USA Cathode material (CAM) Paused USA
Capacity
40. kt/yr
Chemistry
NMC 811 / LFP
Start year
2023
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Paused: Cathode plant construction delayed as Redwood shifted capital to energy storage (Redwood Energy) in 2025

Product: NMC 811 / LFP. Capacity: 40. kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).

Redwood Materials McCarran, Nevada; planned CAM from recycled and primary metal; copper foil scaled back; the recycling side keeps running.

Customers and offtakers: Panasonic / LGES / Ford.

Plant record

Plant record

Nevada CAM Plant (Redwood Materials)
CompanyRedwood Materials
PlantNevada CAM Plant
CityMcCarran
State or provinceNevada
CountryUSA
StageCAM
Chemistry or productNMC 811 / LFP
Capacity (kt/yr)40.
Capacity basisLegacy figure; not re-verified
Statuspaused
Status noteCathode plant construction delayed as Redwood shifted capital to energy storage (Redwood Energy) in 2025
Scalecommercial
Start year2023
Investment (US$ billion)1.
Customers and offtakersPanasonic / LGES / Ford
FeedstockRecycled black mass + primary inputs
Metal inputsNi / Co / Mn / Li
Geopolitical exposureLOW
Record updated2026-10

Official site: redwoodmaterials.com

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Cathode Active Materials. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Nevada CAM Plant (Redwood Materials)
Sources
ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
Updated
2026-10