First Cobalt favours quick restart of Canadian refinery

First Cobalt favours a quick restart of its idled cobalt refinery in Canada and will begin assessing the plant’s condition next week, CEO Trent Mell said on Monday.

The Toronto-based company has secured agreements under which commodity trader Glencore would supply cobalt feedstock to the plant, with initial production targeted of about 2 000 t/y to 2 500 t/y.