Germany Lobbies Northvolt for Another Massive Battery Factory
- Habeck points to surge of tech investment in eastern Germany
- Northvolt is already building €5 billion plant in Heide
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Germany is pushing Swedish battery maker Northvolt AB to build a second massive factory in the north of the country as part of Berlin’s continued push to attract green investment.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck, speaking Monday at business conference in Bad Saarow, suggested that Northvolt build a twin factory in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the €5 billion ($5.4 billion) plant under construction in the town of Heide.