Electra and Ontario Advance North America’s Critical Minerals Future with $17.5 Million Funding Agreement

TORONTO, Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has finalized definitive agreements with Invest Ontario, an agency of the Government of Ontario, for C$17.5M in previously announced funding to support construction of its cobalt sulfate refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario.