Panasonic plans data-center battery lines at De Soto plant
Mass production targeted for fiscal 2029 at the Kansas Factory on Astra Parkway.
DE SOTO - Panasonic Energy plans to install production lines for data-center battery cells at its Kansas Factory in De Soto, according to the company's June 8 Investor Day presentation, with mass production scheduled to begin in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2029.
The same materials list ramping up the Kansas Factory and converting it for data-center applications among major investments under a 350 billion yen Energy plan that includes common infrastructure at the De Soto site shared with electric-vehicle production. An Oct. 30 fiscal 2027 second-quarter earnings presentation restated the plan to install data-center cell lines at Kansas with mass production in that same fiscal 2029 window.
The Kansas Factory at 10301 Astra Parkway opened in July 2025 and makes cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for automotive use, Panasonic North America said at the opening. The company listed staffing of up to about 4,000 people at the site. EV battery production is to continue while the data-center lines are added.
Source: Panasonic Energy Investor Day presentation, June 8, 2026; Panasonic Holdings FY2027 2Q presentation, Oct. 30, 2026; Panasonic North America Kansas Factory opening release.