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LG Chem quietly surges in battery race

An LG Chem worker tends to a roll of anode material for batter ells. Two of the three assembly lines at the Holland, Mich. plant run 24 hours a day.
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By:
David Sedgwick
December 14, 2015 05:00 AM

HOLLAND, Mich. -- Three years ago, LG Chem's $303 million battery plant garnered unwanted attention when news reports revealed workers were watching movies and playing cards rather than building batteries.

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