GENEVA, Sept. 30 -- SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. (11-3, Shimbashi 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo1058716), 住友金属鉱山株式会社 (東京都港区新橋５丁目１１番３号) filed a patent application (PCT/JP2025/009278) for "ALLOY POWDER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF NICKEL AND COBALT MINERAL ACID SALT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NICKEL SULFATE AND COBALT SULFATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRECURSOR COMPOUND FOR SYNTHESIZING POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY" on Mar 12, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/197710, the details related to the patent application w...