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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Vale Sulfate Facility

Vale

Bécancour, QC, Canada

-72.4350552, 46.3506215

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 47

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Materials Processing

Product: Nickel


Project Announcement Date: 6/9/2022

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 25000 tpa

Operating Status: Planned


Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:


“Vale and GM Sign Long-Term Nickel Supply Agreement in Canada Critical to North American EV Supply Chain”, General Motors Company, 16 Nov 2022. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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The data on this site was last updated on February 19, 2025.

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