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Cobalt Processing Facility at Electra Battery Materials Park

Electra Battery Materials

Temiskaming Shores, ON, Canada

-79.6223, 47.4034

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 122

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Materials Processing

Product: Cobalt


Project Announcement Date: 11/8/2021

Target for Starting Production: 2027

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 5120 tpa

Operating Status: Under Construction


Current Jobs: 31

Capital Investment: $97 million

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:


“Electra Battery Materials - EV Supply Chain”, Electra Battery Materials, 20 Mar 2024. 🔗


“Sustainability”, Electra Battery Materials, 05 Mar 2025. 🔗



“Electra Battery Materials Corp. stops most construction of Ontario cobalt refinery as costs double”, Automotive News, 16 May 2023. 🔗


“Electra Battery Materials gears up to restart construction on stalled Ontario cobalt plant”, David Kennedy Thu, Yahoo! News, 19 Jun 2025. 🔗


“Electra Battery Materials begins build to restart North America’s only cobalt sulfate refinery”, Mining.com, 19 Jun 2025. 🔗


“Electra converts debt, launches $30M raise to jumpstart stalled cobalt refinery”, Mining.com, 22 Aug 2025. 🔗


“Electra Completes Financing and Debt Restructuring, Fully Funding North America’s First Cobalt Sulfate Refinery”, Electra Battery Materials, 21 Oct 2025. 🔗


“Electra Approves Construction Budget and Sets Schedule for Completion of its North American Cobalt Sulfate Refinery”, Electra Battery Materials, 22 Feb 2026. 🔗


“Electra Battery Materials spending $100M to get stalled Ontario cobalt refinery back on track”, Automotive News, 25 Feb 2026. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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