Panasonic Energy Co. Ltd. started vertical construction this week in De Soto on its $4 billion electric-vehicle battery plant, moving on from about six months of preliminary site work.
Workers erected the facility's first steel beam on Wednesday, according to a release. They finished moving 4.5 million cubic yards of earth, a process that started in November.
Two Panasonic officials came to the site for the occasion. Panasonic Allan Swan, president of Panasonic Energy of North America and Carl…Panasonic starts vertical construction on $4B battery plant in De Soto
Panasonic Energy Co. Ltd. started vertical construction this week in De Soto on its $4 billion electric-vehicle battery plant, moving on from about six months of preliminary site work.
Workers erected the facility's first steel beam on Wednesday, according to a release. They finished moving 4.5 million cubic yards of earth, a process that started in November.
Two Panasonic officials came to the site for the occasion. Panasonic Allan Swan, president of Panasonic Energy of North America and Carl…