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TORONTO, March 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ:ELBM, TSXV:ELBM) ("Electra" or the "Company") is pleased to announce receipt of a Letter of Intent ("LOI") for proposed funding of $20 million. The funding will support completion of construction and commissioning of North America's first battery grade cobalt refinery which will enable domestic production of up to one million electric vehicles annually.