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Government finance · 7 Aug 2026

Office of Strategic Capital conditional loan: Sila Nanotechnologies (US$1,400m)

Issuer or borrower
Sila Nanotechnologies
Date
7 Aug 2026
Amount
US$1.4bn
Type
Government finance
Structure
US Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital direct loan (conditional commitment)
Purpose
Silicon anode production at Moses Lake, Washington and a lithium-ion cell line
Country
United States

This is a programme-level or conditional commitment. It is listed for reference and left out of funded totals.

Sources

  1. US Department of War release: Office of Strategic Capital loan to Sila Nanotechnologies war.gov

Checked against the documents above. Record DEF-2026-0017.

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