A cobalt-refining startup working on its pilot plant in Dayton, Ohio, says it’s able to produce the mineral at a small scale at costs competitive with Chinese processors.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/the-u-s-refines-zero-cobalt-this-startup-wants-to-change-that/

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if they can actually scale this, it’s a massive W for supply chain independence