Aspen Aerogels to build $325M plant in Bulloch’s commerce park at I-16

Maker of EV battery insulation expected to create more than 250 advanced manufacturing jobs

A rendering of the 500,000-square-foot plant Aspen Aerogels plans to build in Bulloch County is shown above. The Rhode Island-based company made the announcement Thursday of its plans to invest $325 million in the facility and hopes to be up and running in late 2023. (Illustration Courtesy Aspen Aerogels)

Illustration Courtesy Aspen Aerogels A rendering of the 500,000-square-foot plant Aspen Aerogels plans to build in Bulloch County is shown above. The Rhode Island-based company made the announcement Thursday of its plans to invest $325 million in the faci — A rendering of the 500,000-square-foot plant Aspen Aerogels plans to build in Bulloch County is shown above. The Rhode Island-based company made the announcement Thursday of its plans to invest $325 million in the facility and hopes to be up and running in late 2023. (Illustration Courtesy Aspen Aerogels)

Aspen Aerogels will invest a minimum of $325 million to build a factory in Bulloch County’s Southern Gateway Commerce Park south of Statesboro for production of aerogel thermal insulating material used in electric vehicle batteries, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. Company officials expect the plant to be in operation by late 2023, creating more than 250 advanced manufacturing jobs.

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