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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Natrion Plans Erie County, New York, Battery Components Operations

12/11/2025
Natrion, a producer of battery components for electric vehicles, energy storage, and defense applications, plans to establish operations in Cheektowaga, New York. The project is expected to create 19 jobs in Erie County.

The company’s new manufacturing facility, located at 575 Ludwig Avenue, will allow it to increase production of its Active Separator 40-fold.

“We have already successfully initiated commercial-scale production at the Cheektowaga site and are making tremendous progress in getting the Cheektowaga site up and running at full operation throughout,” said Natrion CEO and founder Alex Kosyakov. “Our team is immensely grateful for the level of support that has been brought to bear by NY State. We quickly understood that the wealth of innovation and manufacturing talent and resources available in Western NY made it the best place for us to locate and grow our production operations. Our aims now are to secure the US battery supply chain with on-shored componentry and contribute to local workforce development and job creation.”

To support the project Empire State Development is assisting the project with up to $250,000 through the performance-based Excelsior Jobs Tax Credit Program to support Natrion’s creation of 19 new jobs over the course of five years. Natrion also recently received a $1.5 million investment through New York Ventures as part of the company’s recent capital raise.

"It is critical for New York State to play a leading role in the research and development of advanced, cutting-edge, and innovative energy technologies. The United States and the world are seeing unprecedented demand for safe and economic energy storage for electric vehicles and grid modernization, which must be sourced using the most resilient and sustainable supply chains,” noted Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Hope Knight. “We are proud to welcome Natrion to New York's growing cluster of companies focused on the clean energy transition and reducing climate change.”

Nation’s project is also supported by more than $1.3 million in New York Power Authority (NYPA) funding under its Western New York Power Proceeds program. The NYPA funding award is made possible through net earnings resulting from the sale of unused hydropower generated at the Niagara Power Project.

“Our role at Invest Buffalo Niagara is to connect the dots,” added Thomas Kucharski, President & CEO, Invest Buffalo Niagara. “For Natrion, that meant providing hands-on project management, identifying the right site, coordinating with utilities, and aligning available incentives. By working side by side with our state and regional partners, we ensured that this innovative company had every reason to choose Buffalo Niagara. Together, we’re building on our region’s manufacturing legacy while creating new opportunities for growth in next-generation technologies.”

Natrion is a clean tech startup developing advanced, scalable solid-state battery components, like their ceramic-polymer "active separator", to create safer, longer-lasting, faster-charging, and more energy-dense batteries.

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