Kedali America has locked in its U.S. beachhead in Mount Pleasant, closing on a long‑quiet warehouse that it plans to convert into both its first U.S. factory and its American headquarters. The move drops a major new manufacturing player into the Meridian Drive industrial corridor and gives fresh purpose to a site that has sat idle for years.
The company paid $25 million for the property, according to Milwaukee Business Journal. That report notes Kedali intends to outfit the existing building to produce precision components for lithium‑ion batteries and to base its U.S. operations there once renovations wrap up.
Plans call for roughly $72 million in upgrades and the potential creation of as many as 240 advanced‑manufacturing jobs. Operations are slated to run inside a roughly 230,000‑square‑foot warehouse on Meridian Drive. The building, largely vacant since 2022, would be repurposed for component stamping and assembly, according to RCEDC.
Kedali's U.S. push and global footprint
Kedali America is the U.S. affiliate of Shenzhen‑based Kedali Industry, and company filings list the U.S. entity at 11907 Meridian Drive in Mount Pleasant. Shenzhen Kedali Industry's filing also notes that the parent company shifted its planned U.S. project from Indiana to Wisconsin last year as part of a broader localization strategy.
Local approvals and incentives
Village records show Mount Pleasant officials met earlier this year to negotiate a development agreement with Kedali, a move aimed at capturing the investment inside a tax‑increment financing (TIF) district. Village of Mount Pleasant meeting documents indicate the Community Development Authority reviewed closed‑session negotiation items tied to the potential deal, and local economic development groups note the agreement could allow TIF‑style incentives.
Why it matters
The deal would plug Kedali's global battery‑parts supply chain directly into southeastern Wisconsin at a moment when automakers and battery manufacturers are pushing U.S. sourcing closer to their assembly plants. Kedali has already built sizable capacity in Europe, including a plant in Gödöllő, Hungary, and has invested tens of millions overseas to serve automakers and battery makers, according to Hungarian investment records.
Officials say renovations and equipment installation are expected to move ahead this year, with occupancy targeted by year‑end and hiring to follow as the build‑out advances. Local reporting notes that the purchase closes the book on a building that sat largely vacant and adds another advanced‑manufacturing employer to the Milwaukee‑area supply chain, according to Milwaukee Business Journal.
