Status
Operational: Operating
Product: Mixed sulfide (nickel and cobalt) for Niihama refinery. Capacity: 30. kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).
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.
Customers and offtakers: SMM captive.
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | Sumitomo Metal Mining |
| Plant | Taganito HPAL |
| City | Taganito |
| State or province | Surigao del Norte |
| Country | Philippines |
| Stage | chemical |
| Chemistry or product | Mixed sulfide (nickel and cobalt) for Niihama refinery |
| Capacity (kt/yr) | 30. |
| Capacity basis | Legacy figure; not re-verified |
| Status | operational |
| Status note | Operating |
| Scale | commercial |
| Start year | 2013 |
| Investment (US$ billion) | 1. |
| Customers and offtakers | SMM captive |
| Feedstock | Nickel laterite (Philippines) |
| Metal inputs | Ni / Co |
| Geopolitical exposure | MEDIUM |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: smm.co.jp/en
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Niihama Refinery + CAM (Sumitomo Metal Mining) | Japan | operational |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Taganito HPAL (Sumitomo Metal Mining)
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10