What L-H Battery Company makes

L-H Battery Company manufactures lithium-ion battery cells at a new plant in Jeffersonville, Ohio, in Fayette County about 40 miles southwest of Columbus. The plant makes pouch-type cells and was designed for roughly 40 GWh of annual production capacity. Its first product line, in mass production since July 2026, is battery cells for stationary energy storage systems, not vehicles.

Those first cells are packaged into energy storage systems by LG Energy Solution Vertech, the US energy-storage division of LG Energy Solution, then sold into grid-scale, commercial and industrial, and residential storage applications. The company also states that hybrid-electric-vehicle battery cells for the North American market are a planned future line. The plant was originally scoped to make electric-vehicle cells for Honda and Acura; it pivoted its launch product to energy storage after Honda paused three North American EV models in March 2026, a change the company frames as production flexibility rather than a change of purpose.

Ownership and history

L-H Battery is a joint venture of LG Energy Solution (KRX: 373220) and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE: HMC). The two companies announced the venture in August 2022, named Ohio as the site on October 11, 2022, and formally established the joint venture on January 13, 2023. The company held its groundbreaking on February 28, 2023, and the combined investment now exceeds $4.4 billion.

Construction ran for about three years. The plant reached its final structural steel beam on February 29, 2024, and construction was reported essentially complete by June 13, 2026, with mass production starting the following month. The facility spans over two million square feet. Leadership named in the company's own announcements includes Chahun Ku, Chief Executive Officer, and Rick Riggle, Chief Operating Officer. The venture backs two large listed multinationals: LG Energy Solution is one of the world's largest battery cell makers, and Honda is a global automaker.

Scale and workforce

The Ohio plant is one of the larger single battery-manufacturing sites in North America by footprint, at over two million square feet. Employment has grown quickly during the ramp: the company reported over 500 associates in February 2026 and more than 1,000 by July 2026, with a stated target of about 2,200 full-time associates at full capacity. The venture continues to hire operators, technicians, and support roles as it moves toward full production. The plant is credited with bringing 2,200 jobs to Fayette County under the original state and local economic-development commitments.

Recent developments

L-H Battery began mass production of lithium-ion ESS battery cells in July 2026, its first commercial product. Coverage of the launch, including reporting from WOSU Public Media, Yonhap, and just-auto, tied the choice of energy-storage cells over EV cells to Honda's March 2026 decision to pause three North American EV models, which Honda attributed to US tariff policy and competitive pressure. The company has said it will remain flexible on products and that hybrid-electric-vehicle cells remain a planned future line.

Customers and downstream use

Because the plant only entered production in mid-2026, its documented customer relationships are limited but clear.

Sourcing evidence

L-H Battery's US import record reads like a gigafactory being built and then switched on. From December 2023 through September 19, 2026, US customs bill-of-lading records show 1,391 sea shipments, most of them arriving from South Korea, the home base of LG Energy Solution and most of its cell-materials supply base. Asia accounts for about 93 percent of shipments.

Early in the record, the shipments are dominated by plant equipment: aging racks, conveyor systems, mixing and grinding machines, and steel structures for the production lines. Through 2026, the mix shifts toward the four active materials that go into a cell. The most active named suppliers:

Declared HS codes on the bills of lading match the story: 2841.90 for lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material, 3801.10 for artificial graphite anode, 3921.19 for polymer separator film, and 7410.11 for refined copper foil, alongside machinery codes for mixing equipment and conveyors. The pattern, equipment first and then a steady flow of cathode, anode, separator, and copper foil, is the fingerprint of a plant that finished its build and began cell production, consistent with the July 2026 launch of energy-storage cells. This concentrated South Korean supply base is one reason the venture's nearshoring of final cell assembly to Ohio still relies on trans-Pacific material flows for now.

Coverage caveats: these are US ocean-freight records only. Air, truck, and rail movements do not appear; some records name freight intermediaries rather than manufacturers; product categories come from declared manifest codes, which are noisy; and a shared-name match introduced some unrelated consignee lines that have been excluded. Absence of a record is not evidence of absence.

Frequently asked questions

What does L-H Battery Company make?

L-H Battery Company makes lithium-ion pouch battery cells at its plant in Jeffersonville, Ohio. Its first product, in mass production since July 2026, is cells for stationary energy storage systems. The company also plans to produce hybrid-electric-vehicle battery cells for the North American market.

Who owns L-H Battery Company?

L-H Battery Company is a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., formally established on January 13, 2023. The combined investment now exceeds $4.4 billion. Both parent companies are large listed multinationals.

Where is L-H Battery Company located?

L-H Battery operates at 1 Innovation Way in Jeffersonville, Ohio, in Fayette County, about 40 miles southwest of Columbus just south of Interstate 71. The plant spans over two million square feet.

How many employees does L-H Battery Company have?

L-H Battery reported more than 1,000 associates as of July 2026, up from over 500 earlier in the year. The company expects to reach about 2,200 full-time associates at full capacity and continues to hire operators, technicians, and support staff.

What batteries does the L-H Battery plant produce?

The Ohio plant produces pouch-type lithium-ion cells and was designed for roughly 40 GWh of annual capacity. It launched with energy-storage-system cells, which LG Energy Solution Vertech packages into grid-scale, commercial, and residential storage systems, and it plans to add hybrid-electric-vehicle cells.

Who are L-H Battery Company's customers?

The documented buyer of its first cells is LG Energy Solution Vertech, which builds them into energy storage systems. Honda and Acura were named at the venture's founding as the intended customers for vehicle cells, and hybrid-electric-vehicle cells for North America remain a planned line.

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