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Electra Names Paolo Toscano Vice President, Projects and Engineering to Oversee Construction of North America’s First Cobalt Sulfate Refinery
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paolo Toscano, P.Eng., as Vice President, Projects and Engineering, effective immediately. With more than three decades of experience leading large-scale mining and metals projects across North America, Mr. Toscano will oversee the construction and commissioning of North America’s first cobalt sulfate refinery in Temis
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