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Dongwha Electrolyte breaks ground in Clarksville




Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, joined by Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts, TNECD Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, Donwha Group’s Vice Chairman Jisoo Seung and Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden. CHERI REEVES

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter were in Clarksville on this week for the groundbreaking ceremony of Dongwha Electrolyte USA, Inc.

On Tuesday, June 6, Gov. Lee, Commissioner McWhorter and the mayors of both Clarksville and Montgomery County thanked Dongwha’s executives for establishing its manufacturing operations in Tennessee with its $70 million investment in the Clarksville, Montgomery County community.

Dongwha Electrolyte USA Inc. is a subsidiary of South Korean-based Dongwha Enterprise Co., Ltd. The company specializes in the production of high-performance and high-stability electrolytes used in lithium batteries by battery-related companies around the globe.

Gov. Lee praised Montgomery County for attracting Dongwha Electrolyte to Clarksville.  

“The people of Clarksville, Tennessee, ought to be very proud of what’s happening here,” Gov. Lee said. “This is one of the most economically vibrant communities in America. There is so much economically happening here. It is the leadership and the people in the private sector that are making that happen.”

Commissioner McWhorter welcomed the team of Dongwha and thanked the leaders of Clarksville and Montgomery County.

“This is a part of the state that has so many assets,” McWhorter said. “It’s no surprise we’re here today celebrating Dongwha’s decision to build its first North American facility right here in this beautiful county.”

Josh Ward, director of Economic Development for the Clarksville-Montgomery County EDC, said the $70 million capital investment will be a transformation for the community.

“The 68 new jobs with a salary range between $55,000 to $150,000 per year, is a truly a transformative project for this community,” Ward said. “Considering the fact that the average household income for Clarksville, Montgomery County is $70,000 a year, this project truly elevates what Clarksville-Montgomery County has to offer.”  

Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden and Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts welcomed the executives of the South Korean company, thanking them for Dongwha’s significant investment.

Pitts also thanked the people of Clarksville-Montgomery County.

“You continue to make us competitive and the reason that companies of the quality of Dongwha Electrolyte locate here,” Pitts said.

The facility will allow Dongwha to serve electric vehicle lithium battery producers across the Southeast while also supporting its growing customer demand for electrolyte and other electronic materials.

When complete, the new facility on the 40-acre site will produce electrolyte, a chemical that allows an electrical charge to pass between two terminals inside a battery.

Dongwha Electrolyte, being built on Guthrie Highway, anticipates completion of the facility in 14 months.