SMM Niihama Cobalt Refinery

Operated by Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) Shindo, the SMM Niihama cobalt refining plant is located in Niihama, Ehima, China and is wholly owned by Sumitomo Metal Mining Shindo. The plant produces cobalt sulphate and cobalt tetroxide from scrap batteries. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating several granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry-standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.