Electra Battery Materials backs US black mass export curbs to bolster domestic refining capacity

• 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.
• 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 plans to join the 90-day public comment process, backing narrow, time-limited export exemptions tied to accelerating U.S. refining investment.

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