Nouveau Monde aims to scale up its production of graphite-based anode material to 45,000 tonnes per year by 2025, according to a spokeswoman.
Electra is expanding a refinery for battery-grade cobalt and nickel sulfate in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, and aims to produce materials needed for lithium-ion batteries by 2025, according to CEO Trent Mell. “What we’ve needed all along is to show the potential end-users in the manufacturing space that the province is willing to help create the supply chains on the critical materials they need in their technologies,” Avalon CEO Donald Bubar said.
“When I look at Canada, I think net zero by 2050 is fantastic, but I’ve got a bigger challenge,” Rag Udd, BHP’s president of Minerals Americas, said on Monday in Toronto. “How do we get those power sources? How do we work with the provinces to actually induce that?”