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2025
AESC pauses USD 1.6 billion South Carolina battery plant amid tariff and policy uncertainty
AESC paused construction of its Florence, South Carolina battery plant supplying BMW due to US tariffs, federal subsidies and policy uncertainty; in September 2026 a contractor filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit over construction of the plant. Status: media report. Entity: AESC. Scope: US plant project.