Apex 1
Ascend Elements, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
Apex 1 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky is Ascend Elements’ plant for cathode precursor (pCAM) and lithium carbonate from recycled material. Status: paused (reported) as of April 2025 (paused, reported by news and not yet confirmed by the company or state). Primary source: ascendelements.com, checked November 1, 2026.
- Status
- Paused (reported)
- Announced investment
- Not stated
- Announced jobs
- Not stated
- Industry
- Batteries
- Sheet
- KY-03
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Status timeline
- Paused (reported)hoptownchronicle.org
Filled dots are confirmed by a company, state, SEC or federal source. Dashed dots come from news reports only. Investment and job figures are as announced, not achieved.
Plant facts
| Company | Ascend Elements |
|---|---|
| Plant | Apex 1 |
| Location | Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky |
| Industry | Batteries |
| Product | Cathode precursor (pCAM) and lithium carbonate from recycled material |
| Announced investment | Not statedNo investment figure in primary source opened |
| Announced jobs | Not stated |
| Last checked | November 1, 2026 |
No primary source we found states the announced investment or announced job count, so we leave it blank rather than estimate.
Sources
- Ascend Elements: $164M CAM grant cancelled by mutual agreement (2025-02-27) (company release, ascendelements.com, checked November 1, 2026)
- Hoptown Chronicle: construction paused (2025-04-04) (news report, hoptownchronicle.org, checked November 1, 2026)
- electrive: Ascend Elements Chapter 11 (2026-04-13) (news report, electrive.net, checked November 1, 2026)
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