Kokkola Cobalt Refinery

Jervois Finland · Kokkola, Finland · Battery-grade chemicals

Battery chemical refinery operated by Jervois Finland in Kokkola, Finland. Status: operational.

Kokkola Cobalt Refinery: cathode plant illustration with co-precipitation reactor and rotary kiln; Battery-grade chemicals, status operational, Finland Battery-grade chemicals Operational Finland
Capacity
Not published
Chemistry
Cobalt chemicals for pCAM
Start year
-
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational: Operating

Product: Cobalt chemicals for pCAM. Capacity: not published.

Largest cobalt refinery outside China; parent Jervois Global restructured in 2025.

Plant record

Plant record

Kokkola Cobalt Refinery (Jervois Finland)
CompanyJervois Finland
PlantKokkola Cobalt Refinery
CityKokkola
State or provinceCentral Ostrobothnia
CountryFinland
Stagechemical
Chemistry or productCobalt chemicals for pCAM
Statusoperational
Status noteOperating; bought from Freeport Cobalt in 2021 (Umicore bought the Kokkola precursor business in 2019)
Scalecommercial
Geopolitical exposureLOW
Record updated2026-10

Official site: jervoisglobal.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.

Other plants of Jervois Finland and other plants in Finland
PlantCountryStatus
Harjavalta CAM JV (BASF)Finlandpaused

Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Kokkola Cobalt Refinery (Jervois Finland)
Sources
ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
Updated
2026-10