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Aspen Aerogels execs: 250 jobs, $325M investment just Phase 1 for Bulloch plant
Company anticipates rapid growth in electric vehicle market, need for batteries, insulation
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 Feb. 17 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 has planned the $325 million factory it will build in Bulloch County’s Southern Gateway Commerce Park to be expandable, so the prediction of at least 250 advanced manufacturing jobs reflects only the first phase. The job count could nearly double over time, top company executives said Thursday.
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