# Terrafame receives environmental approval for battery materials factory in Sotkamo, Finland

Finnish mining company Terrafame received environmental approval for its battery materials factory in Sotkamo, Finland. The plant will produce nickel sulfate and cobalt sulfate for electric vehicle batteries.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-01-22
- Where: Sotkamo, Finland
- Starts operating: Apr 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: nickel sulfate for 1 million EV batteries/year, cobalt sulfate for 300,000 EV batteries/year
- Products: nickel sulfate, cobalt sulfate, ammonium sulfate
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Terrafame](https://endata.com/companies/44044.md)

## Sources

- [electrive.com](https://www.electrive.com/2021/01/22/terrafame-receives-approval-for-battery-material-factory/), 2021-01-22: "Terrafame's purpose is to enhance low-carbon mobility with responsible battery chemicals."

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