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TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2021 /CNW/ - First Cobalt Corp. (TSXV:FCC) (OTCQX:FTSSF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce long-term cobalt hydroxide feed arrangements with Glencore AG and IXM SA, a fully owned subsidiary of CMOC, which will provide a total of 4,500 tonnes of contained cobalt per year to the First Cobalt Refinery commencing in 2022. Once operational, the First Cobalt Refinery will be North America's only producer of cobalt sulfate for the electric vehicle market.
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4,500 tonnes per year of contained cobalt to be provided from Glencore's KCC mine and CMOC's Tenke Fungurume mine
Supply agreements represent 90% of projected capacity for the Canadian refinery, yielding 22,250 tonnes per year of battery grade cobalt sulfate