Status
Operational: status carried from the legacy record
Product: NMC / LMO. Capacity: 1.3 kt/yr (Legacy figure).
Former BASF TODA America plant; one of two BASF CAM sites in the US (with Elyria, Ohio).
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | BASF |
| Plant | Battle Creek CAM Plant (BASF TODA America) |
| City | Battle Creek |
| State or province | Michigan |
| Country | USA |
| Stage | CAM |
| Chemistry or product | NMC / LMO |
| Capacity (kt/yr) | 1.3 |
| Capacity basis | Legacy figure |
| Status | operational |
| Status note | Status carried from the legacy record; not re-verified |
| Scale | commercial |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: basf.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.
| Plant | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Elyria Battery Materials Plant (BASF) | USA | operational |
| Schwarzheide CAM Plant (BASF) | Germany | operational |
| Harjavalta CAM JV (BASF) | Finland | paused |
| North Andover Plasma CAM Line (6K Energy) | USA | operational |
| Direct Lithium Extraction pilot (International Battery Metals) | USA | operational |
| Mountain View LFP/LMFP Line (Mitra Chem) | USA | operational |
| Bessemer City Lithium Hydroxide Plant (Rio Tinto (Arcadium Lithium, formerly Livent)) | USA | operational |
| Robstown Lithium Refinery (Tesla) | USA | ramping |
| Clarksville Cathode Plant (LG Chem) | USA | under construction |
| Thacker Pass (Lithium Americas) | USA | under construction |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Battle Creek CAM Plant (BASF TODA America) (BASF)
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10