Strategic Synergy with Cobalt Refinery and Aki Battery Recycling The study outlines how black mass will be refined at the new facility to produce key battery materials, including lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite. The cobalt stream will serve as feedstock for Electra's permitted cobalt sulfate refinery, which has received financial backing from both the Government of Canada and the U.S. Department of Defense. Electra's partnership with Aki Battery Recycling, a joint venture with the Three Fir ...