Johnson Controls Breaks Ground on Fully-Integrated Battery Recycling Facility
Johnson Controls, Inc. broke ground on a fully-integrated battery recycling facility in Florence, South Carolina. The Florence Recycling Center, slated for completion during 2012 and to be operated by Johnson Controls’ Power Solutions business, represents a capital investment of more than $150 million and will create an estimated 250 new jobs and approximately 1,000 indirect jobs in the area. The facility is the first facility of its kind to receive an air permit in the United States in nearly 20 years.
The groundbreaking was led by Alex A. Molinaroli, President of Johnson Controls Power Solutions, with more than 150 area leaders and community members in attendance.
"I’d like to thank the leaders from the Florence area and throughout South Carolina for their support and collaboration through this process, including the Florence County Economic Development Association, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Senators Hugh Leatherman and Yancey McGill, and many others," said Molinaroli. "They have been instrumental in helping us to achieve today’s milestone to be able to break ground on this important facility."
"The collaboration between the Florence community, organizations and business has been vital to the success of this facility," said Allen Martin, Vice President and General Manager for Johnson Controls Power Solutions Americas. "Today is particularly rewarding for everyone who has been involved in the process."
