Enchem in Hauts-de-France:

a boost for the battery industry

Korea's leading electrolyte producer has chosen Hauts-de-France to expand in Europe. A 57 million euro investment that should allow for the creation of 100 jobs.

Published on 14.05.2024

Enchem's new site in Hauts-de-France
a significant step forward for Battery Valley

The Korean company Enchem announced at the 2024 Choose France summit that it was setting up an electrolyte production unit in Dunkirk.

This 57 million euro investment should allow for the creation of 100 jobs in the Hauts-de-France region by 2027.
Scheduled to be operational in September 2025, the plant will have an annual capacity of 150,000 tons of electrolytes, 40,000 tons of recycled NMP and 4,000 tons of cathode suspension.

The arrival of Enchem, Korea’s leading electrolyte producer, in Dunkirk represents a major step forward for both the regional battery ecosystem and the local industrial ecosystem.

Alongside gigafactories, cathode producers and recyclers, this will bring a new technological brick to the value chain and establish Hauts-de-France once again as the nerve center of Europe’s Battery Valley.

Discover Byung Won Lee's interview

Enchem France's Managing Director tells us why hthe group decided to set up in Dunkirk, and what he thinks of the Hauts-de-France region.

Read the interview

A second location
in Lille

Keen to open a marketing office in Lille, Enchem approached NFI in January 2024.

A second investment project supported by Hello Lille, motivated by:

The availability of talent
The transport network (TGV / plane) enabling efficient business travel
The need for an office close to the production site
The presence of international schools for the children of the company’s expatriates

A project backed by the support
of the Invest in Hauts-de-France team

Thanks to a powerful and efficient network of partners and strong interaction between regional areas, Enchem was able to find in Hauts-de-France:

An industrial site meeting its specifications
B2B development and service solutions in the Lille European Metropolis

The industrial site

Support from local stakeholders was a key factor in Enchem’s decision.

Business France, the Port of Dunkirk, the Urban Community of Dunkirk, Dunkerque Promotion and Nord France Invest have played a key role in making this project a reality, through their support in:

finding suitable sites,
administrative procedures, making it easier for the company to establish itself in the region

Opening of the Lille office

In addition to finding premises, Hello Lille helped the Korean group with:

professional mobility
recruitment assistance

🔎 Find out more about the support provided by Hello Lille.

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