St. Louis lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material plant
ICL Group, St. Louis, St. Louis City County, Missouri
St. Louis lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material plant in St. Louis, Missouri is ICL Group’s plant for LFP cathode active material for batteries. Status: cancelled as of November 11, 2025. ICL Group announced $400 million and 150 jobs. Primary source: sec.gov, checked November 1, 2026.
- Status
- Cancelled
- Announced investment
- $400 million
- Announced jobs
- 150
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Sheet
- MO-08
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Status timeline
- Announcedsec.gov
- Groundbreakinginvestors.icl-group.com
- Pausedsec.gov
- Cancelledsec.gov
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 | ICL Group |
|---|---|
| Plant | St. Louis lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material plant |
| Location | St. Louis, St. Louis City County, Missouri |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Product | LFP cathode active material for batteries |
| Announced investment | $400 millionSupported by a $197M DOE award (later withdrawn) |
| Announced jobs | 150 |
| Last checked | November 1, 2026 |
Sources
- ICL 6-K: $400M LFP plant in St. Louis (SEC filing, sec.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- ICL breaks ground in St. Louis (company release, investors.icl-group.com, checked November 1, 2026)
- ICL 6-K: DOE discontinues funding, project under review (SEC filing, sec.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- ICL 6-K: decision to discontinue U.S. LFP activities (SEC filing, sec.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- STLPR: St. Louis battery plant cancelled (news report, stlpr.org, checked November 1, 2026)
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