# First Cobalt awards solvent extraction contract to Metso Outotec

First Cobalt awarded a contract to Metso Outotec for the design and manufacturing of solvent extraction cells and technical support for its refinery in Ontario, Canada.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-10-05
- Where: Ontario, Canada
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 25,000 tonnes of cobalt sulphate annually
- Products: solvent extraction cells, cobalt sulphate
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [First Cobalt](https://endata.com/companies/25067.md) (customer)
- [Metso Outotec](https://endata.com/companies/48313.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [mining.com](https://www.mining.com/first-cobalt-awards-refinery-contract-to-metso-outotec/), 2021-10-05: "The solvent extraction contract is the largest and most important equipment package now under contract for the refinery in Ontario."

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