Status
Paused: Construction suspended in 2024 and again in 2025 (tariffs, slower EV demand)
Product: NMC 811 / NCMA. Capacity: 40. kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).
EcoPro BM Becancour, Quebec; planned with SK On and Ford for North American NMC; Ford withdrew; work suspended with no restart date.
Customers and offtakers: Samsung SDI US / SK On US / LGES US.
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | EcoPro BM |
| Plant | EcoPro Canada |
| City | Becancour |
| State or province | Quebec |
| Country | Canada |
| Stage | CAM |
| Chemistry or product | NMC 811 / NCMA |
| Capacity (kt/yr) | 40. |
| Capacity basis | Legacy figure; not re-verified |
| Status | paused |
| Status note | Construction suspended in 2024 and again in 2025 (tariffs, slower EV demand); Ford left the project |
| Scale | commercial |
| Start year | 2026 |
| Investment (US$ billion) | 1. |
| Customers and offtakers | Samsung SDI US / SK On US / LGES US |
| Feedstock | Transitioning to North American pCAM |
| Metal inputs | Ni / Co / Mn / Li |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: ecopro.co.kr
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debrecen CAM Plant (EcoPro BM) | Hungary | operational |
| Pohang CAM Plant (EcoPro BM) | South Korea | operational |
| Dunkirk CAM Gigafactory (EcoPro BM) | France | announced |
| Candiac LFP Plant (Nano One Materials) | Canada | operational |
| Fort Saskatchewan Refinery (Sherritt International) | Canada | operational |
| Sarnia Precursor Plant (Toda Advanced Materials) | Canada | operational |
| Long Harbour Nickel Refinery (Vale Base Metals) | Canada | operational |
| Ontario Cobalt Refinery (Electra Battery Materials) | Canada | under construction |
| Becancour Lithium Hydroxide Plant (Rio Tinto (Nemaska Lithium)) | Canada | under construction |
| Becancour CAM Plant (Ultium CAM (GM and POSCO Future M)) | Canada | under construction |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- EcoPro Canada (EcoPro BM)
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10