GENEVA, April 15 -- 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5-11-3) filed a patent application (PCT/JP2024/035379) for "STARTING MATERIAL FOR DRY SMELTING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING STARTING MATERIAL FOR DRY SMELTING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING VALUABLE METAL USING SAID STARTING MATERIAL FOR DRY SMELTING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NICKEL SULFATE AND/OR COBALT SULFATE" on Oct 03, 2024. With publication no. WO/2025/075071, the details related to the patent application was published on Apr 10, 2025.

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