Name: Electra Battery Materials to build first-of-its-kind refinery in northern Ont.
Uploaded: 2026-02-25T01:29:40Z
Duration: 1 min 43 s
Description: Electra Battery Materials has approved a $73 million USD budget to build North America’s first battery-grade cobalt sulfate refinery in Temiskaming Shores.

Northern Ontario Watch

Electra Battery Materials to build first-of-its-kind refinery in northern Ont.

Electra Battery Materials has approved a $73 million USD budget to build North America’s first battery-grade cobalt sulfate refinery in Temiskaming Shores. Construction is set to begin soon, with commercial production targeted for summer 2027. Lydia Chubak reports.

February 24, 2026 at 5:03PM EST