Johnson to establish new car battery recycling plant

Archiv – US battery producer Johnson Controls Inc. has announced plans it will build a new automotive battery recycling facility in Florence County, South Carolina. The new facility is expected to bring an initial capital investment of US$100 million and 250 new jobs, Alex Molinaroli, president of Johnson Controls Power Solutions, says.United States | US battery producer Johnson Controls Inc. has announced plans it will build a new automotive battery recycling facility in Florence County, South Carolina. The new facility is expected to bring an initial capital investment of US$100 million and 250 new jobs, Alex Molinaroli, president of Johnson Controls Power Solutions, says.
’Each and every time you buy a new car battery and bring the old one in, 97 percent of the time, that battery makes it back to your vehicle. So it’s a very sustainable business. The proposed facility will be the most innovative battery recycling operation in the world,’ Molinaroli said.
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Johnson Controls is the leading independent provider of hybrid battery systems and also a recognized leader in closed-loop, automotive battery recycling. It is a Fortune 100 diversified, multi-industrial company with 140,000 employees in 1,300 locations across six continents.
The new facility will be located on a 270-acre site near the facilities of other local corporate leaders such as Roche Carolina, DuPont and Smurfit-Stone. The company plans to develop about 36 acres for its facility and parking, leaving the remaining acreage undeveloped.
Molinaroli says Johnson Controls is committed to conservation and strives to go above and beyond when it comes to protecting the environment. ’All of our standards are at or above all environmental regulations,’ he comments. ’We are committed to environmental responsibility, and we are committed to community involvement. We want to be the best corporate citizens we can be.’ Officials say they should have permits in place by the end of the summer and hope to break ground in early fall.