De Soto Panasonic battery plant nearing 50% production, second wing underway

De Soto Panasonic battery plant nearing 50% production, second wing underway

By: Morgan Chilson KansasReflector.com TOPEKA — Panasonic’s Kansas battery plant will ramp up to 50% of its production capacity in the next few months, a company executive said Monday. Kristen Walters, Panasonic Energy vice president of human resources, said the company is starting two new production lines at its De Soto plant, adding to two lines already in operation. Construction has begun on the second wing of the lithium-ion battery cell pl…