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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$100,000,000

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to MEXICHEM FLUOR INC.

critical-mineralsexpiring · 75d· period of performance ends in 75 days
ACTION DATE2026-03-03·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DEMS0000009_089
Award description

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - LIPF6 MANUFACTURING PLANT IN ST. GABRIEL, LOUISIANA THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO BUILD A DOMESTIC LITHIUM HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE (LIPF6) MANUFACTURING PLANT ON THE GROUNDS OF RECIPIENT’S EXISTING FLUOROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURING SITE.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Build a domestic lithium hexafluorophosphate manufacturing plant in Louisiana to supply battery electrolyte materials.

Sub-sectors
lithium-processingdomestic-manufacturingbil-infrastructure
Why this matters

Establishes U.S. domestic production of critical battery materials, reducing dependence on foreign suppliers for EV and energy storage supply chains.

Supply-chain signal

Signals investment in upstream battery material production; will support downstream EV manufacturers and battery cell producers seeking domestic sourcing.

U.S.–China competition angle

China dominates global LiPF6 production; this facility directly addresses supply-chain vulnerability and reduces reliance on Chinese battery material imports.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002283.

Period of performance
Start
2023-08-01
End
2026-07-31
Status
expiring · 75din 75 days
Sources

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