The interior of the Novonix facility on the Chattanooga Westside (Courtesy: Novonix)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- 95 percent of the world’s synthetic graphite is currently produced in China.

One company, whose presence is expanding in Chattanooga, is looking to change that.

In order to achieve this, Novonix is looking to soon reach full production at their Chattanooga Westside facility.

The product they produce, synthetic graphite, is made of petroleum coke, which is leftover petroleum.

This material is made through a multi step process that culminates in the petroleum being heated up in a furnace, and transformed into the material that can be placed in batteries.

The company employs 130 people in Chattanooga, as the company prepares to build a second factory at Enterprise South Indus

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