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Released May 29, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Staying true to its automotive roots, Michigan is dominated by automotive projects. While in the past, these projects might have been about manufacturing a new model or car design, today's Michigan projects overwhelmingly involve the lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs), accounting for $8.4 billion worth of the $19 billion of projects under construction in the state that are being tracked by Industrial Info. The remaining projects constitute a rich tapestry of sectors ranging from power plants to life science facilities.
Leading Michigan's battery charge is South Korea's LG Energy Solutions (Seoul), which is at work on a joint-venture project as well as another one under its own auspices. A few years ago, LG teamed up with General Motors Company (GM) (Detroit, Michigan) to form Ultium Cells LLC, which is wrapping up construction on a plant in Lansing capable of producing 50 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of batteries per year. The batteries will be used in GM's Orion plant in Michigan and other EV assembly plants. Also approaching its expected end is LG's expansion of a battery plant in Holland, Michigan, to increase the plant's production about fivefold, bringing it to 25 GWh per year for GM and Stellantis NV (Hoofddorp, Netherlands). Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
More power generation is coming to Michigan in the form of a restarted nuclear plant. The process of restarting the Palisades nuclear plant in the state's southeast near the Lake Michigan shore began under the Biden administration and also has been supported by the Trump administration, which has continued disbursing from a federal loan for the project.
The single 805-megawatt (MW) reactor at the Palisades plant was shut down in May 2022 for economic reasons, after which Holtec International (Jupiter, Florida) purchased the plant from then-owner Entergy Corporation (New Orleans, Louisiana) with a view to decommissioning the facility. However, the benefits of nuclear power, which produces no emissions, coupled with government support, led Holtec to apply for a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 2023 in order to restart the plant. A $1.52 billion pledge was made from the DOE to restart the plant and ensure it is compliant with the standards of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has yet to grant licensing approvals. Holtec plans to restart the plant later this year, marking the first restart of a closed nuclear facility in the U.S. The plant is expected to produce power until at least 2051. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Several U.S. states are adding power generation in part to feed energy-intensive data centers, especially those using artificial intelligence. That need will soon increase in Michigan by up to 100 MW as Switch Incorporated (Las Vegas, Nevada) puts the final touches on the second building of a data center complex in Grand Rapids. Further construction at the site is anticipated, with the entire facility requiring up to 320 MW when completed. Building 2 is expected to begin operations this summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Michigan's Pharmaceutical & Biotech sector accounts for nearly $2 billion in projects being built, many at state colleges or government-led institutions. Among the private players adding to Michigan's life science segment is Cytiva (Marlborough, Massachusetts), which is developing a brownfield site previously owned by BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) into a chromatography resins plant. Chromatography resins are used in laboratory settings to separate and purify biomolecules such as proteins, antibodies and others. The plant is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
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Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Leading Michigan's battery charge is South Korea's LG Energy Solutions (Seoul), which is at work on a joint-venture project as well as another one under its own auspices. A few years ago, LG teamed up with General Motors Company (GM) (Detroit, Michigan) to form Ultium Cells LLC, which is wrapping up construction on a plant in Lansing capable of producing 50 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of batteries per year. The batteries will be used in GM's Orion plant in Michigan and other EV assembly plants. Also approaching its expected end is LG's expansion of a battery plant in Holland, Michigan, to increase the plant's production about fivefold, bringing it to 25 GWh per year for GM and Stellantis NV (Hoofddorp, Netherlands). Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
More power generation is coming to Michigan in the form of a restarted nuclear plant. The process of restarting the Palisades nuclear plant in the state's southeast near the Lake Michigan shore began under the Biden administration and also has been supported by the Trump administration, which has continued disbursing from a federal loan for the project.
The single 805-megawatt (MW) reactor at the Palisades plant was shut down in May 2022 for economic reasons, after which Holtec International (Jupiter, Florida) purchased the plant from then-owner Entergy Corporation (New Orleans, Louisiana) with a view to decommissioning the facility. However, the benefits of nuclear power, which produces no emissions, coupled with government support, led Holtec to apply for a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 2023 in order to restart the plant. A $1.52 billion pledge was made from the DOE to restart the plant and ensure it is compliant with the standards of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has yet to grant licensing approvals. Holtec plans to restart the plant later this year, marking the first restart of a closed nuclear facility in the U.S. The plant is expected to produce power until at least 2051. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Several U.S. states are adding power generation in part to feed energy-intensive data centers, especially those using artificial intelligence. That need will soon increase in Michigan by up to 100 MW as Switch Incorporated (Las Vegas, Nevada) puts the final touches on the second building of a data center complex in Grand Rapids. Further construction at the site is anticipated, with the entire facility requiring up to 320 MW when completed. Building 2 is expected to begin operations this summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Michigan's Pharmaceutical & Biotech sector accounts for nearly $2 billion in projects being built, many at state colleges or government-led institutions. Among the private players adding to Michigan's life science segment is Cytiva (Marlborough, Massachusetts), which is developing a brownfield site previously owned by BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) into a chromatography resins plant. Chromatography resins are used in laboratory settings to separate and purify biomolecules such as proteins, antibodies and others. The plant is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
