Ascend Elements, Inc.

Ascend Elements, Inc.

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Ascend Elements works to accelerate the transition to zero carbon emissions by making sustainable EV battery cathode active material (CAM) and cathode precursor (pCAM) from recycled lithium-ion batteries. The company is currently building nearly 1 million square feet of advanced manufacturing space on a 140-acre site in Hopkinsville, KY. When finished, Ascend Elements' Apex 1 facility will employ 400 people and produce sustainable battery materials for 750,000 electric vehicles per year.

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Ascend Elements Apex 1 Sustainable EV Battery Materials Facility in Hopkinsville.
Artist's rendering of the Ascend Elements EV battery materials facility in Hopkinsville.
2022 groundbreaking ceremony at Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.
2022 groundbreaking ceremony at Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.
Gov. Andy Beshear and Ascend Elements CEO Mike O'Kronley in Hopkinsville.
Gov. Andy Beshear at the Ascend Elements groundbreaking ceremony in October 2022.
Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.
Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.
Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.
Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.
Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.