Electra Battery Materials backs US black mass export curbs to bolster domestic refining capacity
ELBM•Electra plans comment on narrow export exemptions
Electra plans to join the 90-day public comment process, backing narrow, time-limited export exemptions tied to accelerating U.S. refining investment.
Company cites refining gap and offshore competition for feedstock
Electra flagged a gap between U.S. shredding capacity and downstream hydrometallurgical refining, citing offshore competition for feedstock as a financing hurdle.
Work continues on engineering for a proposed battery-grade nickel refinery in the U.S. Southeast, with black mass seen as potential supplemental feed.
Electra supports one-year U.S. export restriction on battery black mass
Electra Battery Materials welcomed a new U.S. BIS temporary final rule restricting exports of battery black mass for one year.
The rule keeps domestically produced black mass in the U.S. unless BIS grants an exception, supporting efforts to build domestic refining capacity.
