Digital render illustration of Northvolt's Canada factory. Northvolt/Handout via REUTERS/Illustration
STOCKHOLM/TORONTO (Reuters) - Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt said on Thursday it would open a $5.2 billion gigafactory in Quebec, the largest ever investment in the Canadian province and the latest in electric vehicle battery manufacturing capacity in the country.
The first phase of the construction of the Northvolt Six factory just outside Montreal will begin this year and it is expected to be operational in 2026.
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