Missouri Cobalt

US Strategic Metals · Fredericktown, USA · Battery-grade chemicals

Battery chemical refinery operated by US Strategic Metals in Fredericktown, USA. Status: announced.

Missouri Cobalt: cathode plant illustration with co-precipitation reactor and rotary kiln; Battery-grade chemicals, status announced, USA Battery-grade chemicals Announced USA
Capacity
Not published
Chemistry
Cobalt and nickel (planned)
Start year
-
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Announced: status carried from the legacy record

Product: Cobalt and nickel (planned). Capacity: not published.

Mine tailings reprocessing at the Madison County cobalt district.

Plant record

Plant record

Missouri Cobalt (US Strategic Metals)
CompanyUS Strategic Metals
PlantMissouri Cobalt
CityFredericktown
State or provinceMissouri
CountryUSA
Stagechemical
Chemistry or productCobalt and nickel (planned)
Statusannounced
Status noteStatus carried from the legacy record; not re-verified
Scalecommercial
Geopolitical exposureLOW
Record updated2026-10

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.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Missouri Cobalt (US Strategic Metals)
Sources
ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
Updated
2026-10