Overview
- The plant will focus on stationary energy storage and include both cell manufacturing and assembly.
- Hiring will roll out in phases, with about 750 direct jobs first and roughly 300 more in a second phase.
- Navarra’s president María Chivite unveiled the plan alongside Hithium investment chief Hao Wang following talks that involved Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez.
- The regional government and Hithium will contribute capital to a new jointly owned company to deliver the investment.
- The project adds Navarra to Spain’s growing battery manufacturing map that already includes Volkswagen in Valencia, Envision in Extremadura, and Stellantis with CATL in Aragón.