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The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Approves a direct loan in the amount of $50.8 million to fund Electrovaya's Jamestown Lithium-Ion Battery Expansion
Funding under EXIM‘s Make More in America initiative will fund equipment, engineering and ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"​​The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Approves a direct loan in the amount of $50.8 million to fund Electrovaya's Jamestown Lithium-Ion Battery ExpansionFunding under EXIM‘s Make More in America initiative will fund equipment, engineering and setup costs for Electrovaya's Jamestown Battery Manufacturing Facility JAMESTOWN, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 14, 2024 / Electrovaya Inc. (\"Electrovaya\" or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:ELVA)(TSX:ELVA), a leading lithium-ion battery technology and manufacturing company, is pleased to announce that it has secured a direct loan in the amount of US$50.8 million from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (\"EXIM\") under the bank's ‘Make More in America' initiative. This financing will fund Electrovaya's battery manufacturing buildout in Jamestown, New York including equipment, engineering and setup costs for the facility. Electrovaya has rapidly increasing demand for its products from a wide range of heavy duty and mission critical electrified applications, and it has been a priority of the Company to expand its manufacturing operations in the United States for these vital products. The Company's manufacturing facility in Jamestown is scheduled to produce Electrovaya's proprietary Infinity lithium-ion ceramic cells, which offer industry leading longevity and safety.\"The funding from EXIM is instrumental to Electrovaya's long term strategy to expand capacity and establish lithium-ion cell production in the United States,\" said Dr. Raj DasGupta, CEO of Electrovaya. \"Our facility in Jamestown will be powered by clean renewable energy and will produce the longest lasting and safest lithium-ion cells in the world when it starts commercial shipments in early 2026. We expect this expansion to support our plans for exponential growth and lead to improvements in our margins through vertical integration. Finally, I fully expect that the establishment of this manufacturing facility will also lead to an uptick in demand for our products since we will produce these exciting products domestically.\"​\"With today's transaction, we are underscoring EXIM's commitment to the expansion of domestic exports and the rebuilding of a resilient stateside supply chain. Ushering through our fifth Make More in America deal further highlights EXIM's efforts to support...