Current refinery configuration, to be used for large-scale battery recycling demonstration. Image: Electra Battery Materials.
Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) announced Thursday the launch of an early works program at its cobalt refinery north of Toronto, Ontario. The news signals a restart of North America’s first and only cobalt sulfate refinery, located in the town of Temiskaming Shores.
The early works program encompasses targeted site-level activities designed to prepare for the restart of full-scale construction. The initiative is supported by strategic funding from both the US and Canadian governments. The early works initiative is partially supported by a $20 million award from the US Department of Defense under the Defense Production Act, announced in August 2024.
The project has also received support from Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund. The work, budgeted at…
