Ascend Elements, Inc.
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8 am to 5 pm
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In Commerce Park II
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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. Ascend Elements Apex 1 Sustainable EV Battery Materials Facility in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/Apex_1_aerial_view_1.jpg)
![Artist's rendering of the Ascend Elements EV battery materials facility in Hopkinsville. Artist's rendering of the Ascend Elements EV battery materials facility in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/Apex_1_aerial_view_3.jpg)
![2022 groundbreaking ceremony at Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville. 2022 groundbreaking ceremony at Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/SWK102022-1.jpg)
![2022 groundbreaking ceremony at Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville. 2022 groundbreaking ceremony at Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/SWK102022-6.jpg)
![Gov. Andy Beshear and Ascend Elements CEO Mike O'Kronley in Hopkinsville. Gov. Andy Beshear and Ascend Elements CEO Mike O'Kronley in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/SWK102022-8.jpg)
![Gov. Andy Beshear at the Ascend Elements groundbreaking ceremony in October 2022. Gov. Andy Beshear at the Ascend Elements groundbreaking ceremony in October 2022.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/SWK102022-4.jpg)
![Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville. Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/First_Steel_Leaching_Bldg_Oct_2023.jpg)
![Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville. Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/CUB_Metal_Panel_Install.png)
![Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville. Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/DJI_0019.jpg)
![Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville. Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/DJI_0100.jpg)
![Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville. Construction at the Ascend Elements site in Hopkinsville.](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1358/members/7681/photos/GALLERY_MAIN/DJI_0016.jpg)