Mitsubishi Materials looks to produce cobalt in Chile – report

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The company plans to start a testing production method in 2023 and aims to achieve commercial production in fiscal 2027

According to a Nikkei Asia report dated May 7, Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp. plans to become a producer of cobalt with a new operation in Chile that would diversify the supply of a metal vital to electric vehicles (EVs).

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