East Penn Manufacturing Co. is spending $110 million on the expansion of East Penn’s manufacturing facility in Temple, Texas. The existing facility totals 393,000 square feet, and the expansion will add an additional 175,000 square feet. The project is located on 45 acres in Temple’s Industrial Park and is expected to break ground in June 2026, with a targeted completion in fall 2028. The town is about 70 miles north of Austin.

East Penn currently employs approximately 350 people at its Temple operations. With this expansion, the company is expected to add 48 additional full-time jobs.

East Penn’s Temple facility plays a key role in the company’s battery manufacturing process, completing the final stage of AGM battery production. Batteries manufactured in Pennsylvania are shipped to Temple for finishing before being distributed across North America. The proposed expansion will increase finishing capacity by at least three million AGM SLI batteries annually.