Batteries · Oct 21, 2026, 23:45
Samsung SDI's Third US LFP Line Gets MOT Order, Converted From NCA
MOT received a 10.1 billion won order for assembly equipment on Samsung SDI's third US LFP energy-storage line at StarPlus Energy, per The Elec, as an NCA line is rebuilt for larger LFP cells.
Samsung SDI building. The photo does not show the StarPlus Energy LFP line discussed in the article.
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Source · Press image from the Samsung SDI website, used for news reporting.
Samsung SDI's third U.S. lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery line for energy storage has started to take equipment orders, with South Korean supplier MOT receiving a purchase order on October 21 for battery assembly equipment, according to The Elec. The contract is worth 10.1 billion won and runs through April 20, 2027.
MOT's 10.1 billion won order is one of three equipment contracts reported for the line.
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The line sits at StarPlus Energy, Samsung SDI's joint venture with Stellantis. The Elec reports that Samsung SDI plans to run three of the plant's four lines on LFP cells for energy storage systems. The first line starts this month and will produce cells for Samsung SDI's containerized Samsung Battery Box 2.0. The second line will make batteries for a North American electric vehicle maker, identified only as "T," from the first half of 2027. The third line is expected to supply a global ESS system integrator that the report does not name.
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- MOT Wins Samsung SDI’s Third U.S. LFP Battery Line Order · Google News · battery makers