Status
Operational: status carried from the legacy record
Product: LFP / NMC 811. Capacity: not published.
6K UniMelt microwave-plasma CAM process; a planned Jackson, Tennessee plant had DOE support.
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | 6K Energy |
| Plant | North Andover Plasma CAM Line |
| City | North Andover |
| State or province | Massachusetts |
| Country | USA |
| Stage | CAM |
| Chemistry or product | LFP / NMC 811 |
| Status | operational |
| Status note | Status carried from the legacy record; not re-verified; legacy claimed 10,000 t/yr, not supported |
| Scale | pilot |
| Start year | 2025 |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: 6kinc.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
- North Andover Plasma CAM Line (6K Energy)
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10