Mass Redundancies at the Battery Producer Northvolt in Sweden 1,600 people are losing their jobs in Northvolt in Sweden. The company announced a downsizing earlier this month.
Freyr Continues With Plans for One of Two Factories in Finland The Norwegian battery company Freyr abandons its plans for the battery cell factory in Finland but keeps the door open for a cathode factory.
Freyr Battery: "The Termination Process is Already In Progress" Freyr battery factory has already begun terminating employees due to the downscaling of the battery factory Giga Arctic in Mo i Rana, Northern Norway. "No locations will be unaffected," says CEO Birger Steen. The company also stopped projects in Finland and Sweden.
Freyr Battery Looks to Finland and the US The company also reports that they have bought property "somewhere in Europe"."Until the Norwegian government finds a solution to the EU tax, we will not be producing electric car batteries in Norway," says Executive Chairman of Freyr, Torstein Dale Sjøtveit.
Freyr Battery Looks to Finland and the US The company also reports that they have bought property "somewhere in Europe"."Until the Norwegian government finds a solution to the EU tax, we will not be producing electric car batteries in Norway," says Executive Chairman of Freyr, Torstein Dale Sjøtveit.
Freyr Battery Looks to Finland and the US The company also reports that they have bought property "somewhere in Europe"."Until the Norwegian government finds a solution to the EU tax, we will not be producing electric car batteries in Norway," says Executive Chairman of Freyr, Torstein Dale Sjøtveit.
Confirms Investment of USD 1.7 Billion in Battery Gigafactory in Northern Norway Freyr Battery confirms the construction of a battery gigafactory in Mo i Rana, Northern Norway. The Norwegian Government will support Freyr with NOK 4 billion, the Minister of Trade and Industry announced as he presented Norway's new battery strategy in Mo Industrial Park.
Without Political Governance, We End Up with Cannibalism Unmodified (Commentary) At the risk of putting a fly in the champagne ointment: Without political governance, the major-scale industrial initiative in Northern Norway may end up with cannibalism unmodified. The current Arctic policy resembles more of an incantation than a political tool when facing the new industry.
Freyr EVP Operations: “Opening Pilot Factory in 2022” Following two years of planning, Executive Vice President Operations at Freyr’s battery factory in Mo i Rana, Norway presents its progress plan for the startup. “We have to bring in engineers from outside in order to make this happen”, says Executive Vice President Operations Tove N. Ljungquist.
