Electra Battery Materials announced the completion of a feasibility-level Class 3 engineering study for a modular battery recycling facility to be constructed next to its cobalt sulfate refinery north of Toronto.
The new facility is designed to recover valuable battery metals—lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite—from lithium-ion battery manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries. Electra’s proprietary hydrometallurgical process, developed and validated through a year-long pilot program treating black mass from an industry partner, will be employed.
Funded by Natural Resources Canada, the next phase involves operating the recycling process under continuous and semi-continuous conditions to replicate commercial-scale throughput.
CEO Trent Mell stated, “We are advancing a clear pathway to a closed-loop, domestically sourced battery materials supply chain. Cobalt recovered at the recycling facility will feed directly into our adjacent cobalt sulfate refinery, currently in advanced construction. Other critical minerals will be returned to the battery supply chain. This integration strengthens North America’s energy security and positions Electra as a first mover in the continent’s emerging battery ecosystem.”
The study outlines how the facility will refine black mass to produce key battery materials. The cobalt stream will serve as feedstock for Electra’s permitted cobalt sulfate refinery, financially supported by both the Government of Canada and the U.S. Department of Defense.
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