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Sumitomo Metal Taganito HPAL
Sumitomo Metal Taganito HPAL
[Last updated: Apr 2026]
This production plant produces cathode active materials (CAM) for EV and grid battery applications.
| OEM/owner: | Sumitomo Metal |
| Facility: | Taganito HPAL |
| Location: | Taganito Surigao del Norte |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Product: | pCAM |
| Capacity: | 30.0 kt/y |
| Chemistry: | NCA / NMC precursor (MHP) |
| Precursor: | Nickel laterite (Philippines) Cells |
| Inputs: | Battery Ni / Co |
| Status: | Operational |
| Opened: | 2013 |
| Investment: | $1.2B USD |
| Customers: | SMM captive |
| Geo risk: | MEDIUM |
Supply chain notes:
SMM Philippine nickel HPAL; feeds Niihama refinery and CAM; key non-Indonesian nickel source; Philippines increasingly important as IRA FTA partner alternative to Indonesian Chinese-controlled HPAL..
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