Wyloo CEO Canada Kristan Straub said the facility would provide the missing piece in Canada’s aspirations to develop a domestic EV battery supply chain, by producing low-carbon nickel sulphate and nickel-dominant pCAM, key ingredients for EV batteries.
“Recognizing the global demand for electric vehicles and other clean technologies, Canada has invested over C$40 billion to date to establish the country as a global hub for the EV industry. While we commend this investment, it has exposed a significant gap in the North American EV supply chain, specifically, the conversion of ore to battery chemicals,” Straub said.
“The urgency to bolster North America’s capacity for processing metals… has never been more apparent. Our facility will be the missing piece that builds the capacity to process battery materials right here in Sudbury.”
Nickel for the facility will be supplied by Wyloo’s proposed Eagle’s Nest mine in the…
