June 13, 2025: Clarios celebrated the 15th anniversary of its Meadowbrook facility in Michigan on June 10.

The plant has produced more than six million lithium titanate oxide cells to date and has contributed to the recent milestone production of more than one million lithium ion batteries, the company said.

The anniversary celebrations featured several events at the plant, including a visit by some of Clarios’ worldwide engineers, who joined 11 Meadowbrook employees who have been with the battery manufacturer since the facility opened.

Federico Morales-Zimmermann, VP and GM for global OEM customers, products, and engineering, said the milestone was a testament to the hard work and dedication of employees, the support of partners and the trust of customers.

In May 2022, Clarios unveiled plans to mass produce sodium ion batteries at Meadowbrook, in partnership with Natron Energy.
Natron installed new cell assembly equipment at the plant, with support from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

Last March, Clarios announced a 10-year, $6 billion plan to expand battery manufacturing and help boost US energy and critical minerals independence by increasing production of “low-critical mineral battery chemistries”, such as its most advanced AGM batteries and additional cutting-edge energy storage technologies.