New Factories in Georgia: 2026 Project Tracker
Every large plant being built or expanded in Georgia, $1 billion and up, with company, status, investment and jobs. Checked against sources and updated monthly.
Staffing a new plant?Georgia’s biggest new plants are tied to cars and clean energy: Hyundai’s Metaplant and its LG battery plant near Savannah, the Hyundai and SK On battery plant in Cartersville, Rivian’s plant at Stanton Springs and Qcells’ solar factories in northwest Georgia. Our tracker counts 6 active projects in Georgia with $28.4B in announced investment, which ranks Georgia third by number of projects.
Every row links to the press release, state announcement or news report its figures come from. This page is part of our US new factory construction map.
New factory projects in Georgia
Every active plant project of $1 billion or more in Georgia on our tracker, largest first.
| Project | Company | Sector | Location | Status | Investment | Permanent jobs | Expected | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Metaplant America | Hyundai | Vehicles | Ellabell, GA | Producing | $7.6B | 8,500 | – | Source (2025-09-18) |
| Hyundai-LG battery plant | Hyundai | Batteries | Ellabell, GA | Producing | $6.3B | – | – | Source (2026-04-14) |
| Hyundai-SK On battery plant | Hyundai | Batteries | Cartersville, GA | Producing | $5B | 3,500 | – | Source (2026-07-14) |
| Rivian Georgia plant | Rivian | Vehicles | Social Circle, GA | Under construction | $5B | 7,500 | 2028 | Source (2026-08-05) |
| Qcells Cartersville and Dalton solar expansion | Qcells | Solar and energy equipment | Cartersville, GA | Producing | $2.5B | 2,510 | – | Source (2023-01-11) |
| UCB Gwinnett County biologics plant | UCB | Pharma and biotech | Gwinnett County, GA | Announced | $2B | 330 | – | Source (2026-03-24) |
– means the source does not state a figure; we do not estimate. Expected is the first year of production. Last updated October 2026. See Georgia on the full US map.
Paused or cancelled projects
| Project | Company | Sector | Location | Status | Investment | Permanent jobs | Expected | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freyr Giga America | Freyr | Batteries | Newnan, GA | Cancelled | $2.6B | 720 | – | Source (2025-02-11) |
New factory investment by county
| County | Towns | Projects | Announced investment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan | Ellabell | 2 | $13.9B |
| Bartow | Cartersville | 2 | $7.5B |
| Walton | Social Circle | 1 | $5B |
| Gwinnett | 1 | $2B |
New factory investment in Georgia by sector
| Sector | Active projects | Announced investment | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | 2 | $12.6B | 16,000 |
| Batteries | 2 | $11.3B | 3,500 |
| Solar and energy equipment | 1 | $2.5B | 2,510 |
| Pharma and biotech | 1 | $2B | 330 |
What stands out in Georgia
- Hyundai is the biggest investor. Its Metaplant near Savannah is building vehicles, and its battery joint ventures with LG in Ellabell and SK On in Cartersville have both opened.
- Rivian is under construction. Rivian’s plant near Social Circle is being built, with production planned for 2028.
- Drugmakers are arriving too. UCB has announced a $2 billion biologics plant in Gwinnett County, its first US manufacturing site.
- Not every project survived. Freyr cancelled its $2.6 billion battery plant in Newnan in 2025.
Hiring for new plants in Georgia
Georgia’s new plants are hiring manufacturing, process, quality, controls and maintenance engineers at the same time, often in the same counties. See where that talent lives in our Atlanta industrial and manufacturing engineer talent map, and read how Apollo works with Georgia employers on our Atlanta engineering recruiting page.
Each new plant hires in two waves: project, construction, electrical, mechanical and controls engineers while it is being built, then manufacturing engineers, process, quality and maintenance engineers in the year before production starts. Our guide on how to hire a manufacturing engineer covers role types, pay and interview questions.
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New factories in Georgia FAQ
How many new factories are being built in Georgia?
Our tracker counts 6 active projects of $1 billion or more in Georgia, 1 of them under construction, with 22,340 announced permanent jobs. Smaller plants under $1 billion are not included.
What are the biggest new factories in Georgia?
Hyundai’s Metaplant near Savannah and its battery plants with LG and SK On are the largest projects on the map, followed by Rivian’s plant near Social Circle. The table above lists every Georgia project of $1 billion or more.
Where are new factories being built in Georgia?
Bryan County near Savannah, Bartow County around Cartersville, Walton County east of Atlanta and Gwinnett County. The county table above shows announced investment by county.
How often is this page updated?
Monthly, along with the US new factory construction map. Last updated October 2026.