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Ramp-up of battery production for Europe’s car industry wasn’t that easy as pioneering company Northvolt first thought. Following initial steps taken as part of its strategic review, Northvolt outlined a revised scope of operations in Sweden to ensure that its resources are focused on accelerating production in large-scale cell manufacturing at Northvolt Ett. These measures are expected to result in the redundancy of approximately 1,600 Northvolt employees, split across Skellefteå (1,000 positions), Västerås (400 positions) and Stockholm (200 positions). All redundancies are subject to ongoing union negotiations.

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