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GigaVaasa’s planned investments in the battery factory area will impact the entire country
22.01.2024 | News
The impact model assessed the direct and indirect effects of the battery cluster investments planned for the GigaVaasa area in Vaasa and Mustasaari on employment, output, added value, and tax revenues, as well as the regional distribution of the effects in the Vaasa region and the whole country.
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New planning reservation for anode materials factory in the GigaVaasa area
15.12.2023 | News
Shanghai Shanshan Lithium Battery Materials Technology Co (later Shanshan) has made a planning reservation on a plot in the GigaVaasa area for the construction of an anode materials factory. Plot 3019 in Korsholm has now been pre-reserved for the factory. Shanshan is planning to build a 100, 000 ton production site for anode materials.
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FMG and FREYR Battery collaborate to establish an LFP cathode material plant in Vaasa
17.02.2023 | News
Finnish Minerals Group and FREYR Battery have signed a cooperation agreement to assess the feasibility of establishing an LFP cathode material plant in Vaasa. The parties are exploring opportunities for a joint venture.
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Cooperation is needed to make GigaVaasa logistics a reality
26.01.2023 | News
The traditional Logistics Forum organised by VASEK brought together the region’s logistics and freight forwarding operators around a breakfast table on the 19th of January. Tomas Häyry, Mayor of Vaasa and the leader of the GigaVaasa team, opened the event and reminded the audience of the work that has already been done to develop the battery value chain and the work that still lies ahead:
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