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What are the key details for the project “North America's Only Cobalt Refinery Restart”?

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The project “North America's Only Cobalt Refinery Restart” is an infrastructure initiative in the Aerospace & Defense sector, located in Cobalt, Ontario, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from CTV News.

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What is the latest status of the project “North America's Only Cobalt Refinery Restart”?

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The status recorded for “North America's Only Cobalt Refinery Restart” is planned.

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Who are the main government, EPC, and private stakeholders for “North America's Only Cobalt Refinery Restart”?

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Taiyo maps the stakeholders of “North America's Only Cobalt Refinery Restart”: government bodies (Canadian Government, U.S. Government, U.S. Department of Defense).

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What is the budget and commercial profile for the project “North America's Only Cobalt Refinery Restart”?

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “North America's Only Cobalt Refinery Restart” to USD 558247.5.

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This Taiyo project page references CTV News along with the original URL (https://www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario/article/electra-takes-the-next-step-in-opening-north-americas-only-cobalt-refinery/). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Original status	planned
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

Description	Electra Battery Materials Corp. has launched an early works program at its cobalt refinery near Cobalt, Ontario, as the next step in preparations to restart full-scale production. The refinery will be North America's only producer of battery-grade cobalt once operational, producing 6,500 tonnes annually to support up to 1.5 million electric vehicles per year. The early works program includes site-level activities to prepare for full-scale construction, focusing on critical infrastructure in the solvent extraction area, with support from Canadian and U.S. governments and private sector funding.
Original sector	Industrial
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Record type	Project
Sector	Aerospace & Defense, Energy Storage, Oil and Gas, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Automotive, Manufacturing (Industrial), Government
Article published date	2025-06-22

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Country	Canada
State	Ontario
City	Cobalt

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