The Department of Energy awarded a $122,993,645.63 Project Grant on April 1, 2025 under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The grant will fund Element 25 Louisiana LLC, a foreign-owned for-profit organization, to employ an innovative refining process to produce approximately 71,650 tons (65,000 metric tonnes) of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate per year at a facility in Denham Springs, Louisiana. This project supports the program's objectives of strengthening U.S. manufacturing and energy supply chains, reducing foreign dependency on critical materials, and creating domestic manufacturing opportunities in the clean energy technology sector.
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