Matthews International Corporation announced the relocation of its bipolar plate manufacturing and prototyping operations (under the brand name Terrella Energy) to its site in Burlington, North Carolina. The new site is strategically located within the Southern Automotive Corridor with close proximity to several electric vehicle automakers and battery manufacturers. Having received one of eight grants from the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) to invest in rural communities, Matthews?

award will support the 60,000-square-foot expansion of its Burlington site. The facility, part of the Matthews Engineering energy solutions business, will have capabilities to fabricate both flat die and rotary embossing tooling for the forming of graphite bipolar plates, and a low volume production line to produce and assemble graphite bipolar plates.