Status
Paused: Plant completed in 2023
Product: NMC 811 / NCMA. Capacity: 20. kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).
BASF Harjavalta pCAM plant, Finland, beside the Norilsk-owned Harjavalta nickel refinery; built to feed Schwarzheide CAM; the permit dispute is the clearest case of EU permitting delaying battery materials.
Customers and offtakers: BASF captive (BMW / EU OEMs).
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | BASF |
| Plant | Harjavalta CAM JV |
| City | Harjavalta |
| State or province | Satakunta |
| Country | Finland |
| Stage | pCAM |
| Chemistry or product | NMC 811 / NCMA |
| Capacity (kt/yr) | 20. |
| Capacity basis | Legacy figure; not re-verified |
| Status | paused |
| Status note | Plant completed in 2023; start-up held back by environmental-permit appeals; current operating status unverified |
| Scale | commercial |
| Start year | 2025 |
| Investment (US$ billion) | 1. |
| Customers and offtakers | BASF captive (BMW / EU OEMs) |
| Feedstock | Nornickel nickel + domestic Finland Ni |
| Metal inputs | Ni / Co / Mn / Li |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: basf.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Cathode Active Materials. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.
| Plant | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek CAM Plant (BASF TODA America) (BASF) | USA | operational |
| Elyria Battery Materials Plant (BASF) | USA | operational |
| Schwarzheide CAM Plant (BASF) | Germany | operational |
| Kokkola Cobalt Refinery (Jervois Finland) | Finland | operational |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Harjavalta CAM JV (BASF)
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10