Sherritt International
Key takeaways
- Category: Environmental Services, PPE & Protective Equipment, Processing Plants & Tech
- Based in: Fort Saskatchewan Alberta Canada, Toronto Ontario Canada, Moa Cuba
- Serves: Canada
- Operating: 1927
- Certified: ISO 45001, London Metal Exchange registration and approval for standard grade nickel briquettes, The Copper Mark…
Sherritt is a Canadian-based company with a legacy spanning over 95 years, incorporated as Sherritt Gordon Mines Limited in 1927 to develop resources, principally base metals. The company is a world leader in mining and refining nickel and cobalt with an unparalleled history of innovation and expertise in hydrometallurgical processes.
Sherritt operates through a 50% ownership in the Moa Joint Venture, a vertically integrated operation that includes mining in Moa, Cuba and refining in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. The Moa Joint Venture is a 50/50 partnership with General Nickel Company S.A. Of Cuba established in 1994. The mining operation extracts lateritic ore which is processed into mixed sulphide precipitate (MSP) containing nickel and cobalt; the MSP is then transported to Fort Saskatchewan for refining. The Moa Joint Venture currently produces approximately 32 thousand tonnes of high purity nickel and cobalt per annum. Following a 2025 expansion program, production capacity at the Moa Joint Venture was increased.
Sherritt’s products are sold worldwide except in the United States. As a by-product of the refining process, Sherritt produces agriculture fertilizer for sale in Western Canada through its wholly-owned fertilizer business, which also produces sulphuric acid and ammonia on site in Fort Saskatchewan.
Through one-third ownership in Energas S.A., Sherritt operates power-generating facilities in Cuba. Energas operates two combined cycle plants with electrical generating capacity of 506 MW that produce electricity for the Cuban power grid from one of the lowest carbon emitting sources of power in Cuba. In 2022, Cuba’s Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers approved a twenty-year extension of Energas’ joint venture generation contract with the Cuban government to March 2043.
Sherritt is recognized as a leader in the production of high purity nickel and cobalt from lateritic ore. The company has leveraged 70 years of experience in evaluating, developing and commercializing process technologies for natural resource-based industries. Sherritt’s proprietary ammonia pressure leach (HPAL) hydrometallurgical technology has been licensed to more than 40 mining operations worldwide across base and precious metals segments. The company’s history of innovation includes the discovery and first commercial production of refined nickel directly from laterite ores at the Marinduque-Sherritt Surigao nickel laterite project on Dinagat Island in the Philippines in 1974.
Sherritt maintains research and development focused on next-generation laterite processing technology, treatment of complex copper and precious metals concentrates, and expansion of midstream processing capacity for critical minerals through development of a mixed hydroxide sulphate (MHP) Project to produce nickel and cobalt sulphates for the electric vehicle battery supply chain.
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Company details
- Projects and clients
- Sherridon Mine in Manitoba (production 1931-1951), Lynn Lake Mine in Manitoba (1941 discovery, production 1953-1976), Fort Saskatchewan Refinery in Alberta (construction began 1952, completed 1954), Moa Nickel mine and processing facility in Cuba (joint venture established 1994, currently operating), Marinduque-Sherritt Surigao nickel laterite project on Dinagat Island in the Philippines (first commercial production of refined nickel from laterite ores 1974), Koniambo Nickel project in New Caledonia (US$7 billion greenfield project completed 2011-2016 under prior management), Ambatovy Nickel Project Madagascar (40% ownership 2007-2020, divested), Energas power generation facilities Cuba (one-third ownership, two combined cycle plants)
- Scale
- 32 thousand tonnes per annum of high purity nickel and cobalt, Energas power generation capacity of 506 MW, Rolling Mill for coinage and nickel blank production, one billion pounds of cumulative nickel production by 1986, two billion pounds of cumulative nickel production by 2005, three billion pounds of cumulative nickel production by 2019, 95 years
- Also worth knowing
- Over 95 years of operation since incorporation in 1927, world leader in hydrometallurgical mining and refining processes, proprietary ammonia pressure leach (HPAL) technology licensed to more than 40 mining sites worldwide since 1969, first commercial production of refined nickel directly from laterite ores in 1974 at Surigao Philippines, 70 years of experience in process technology development and commercialization, incubator for industry solutions in hydrometallurgical recovery of precious and non-ferrous metals, developed suite of processes for treatment of complex copper and precious metals concentrates with high arsenic content feeds, COREFCO site first assured Nickel Mark certified site in Canada as of February 26 2026, Energas power plants among lowest carbon emitting sources of power in Cuba, 227 million barrels of oil produced over life of oil and gas production sharing agreements (1991-2021), cobalt swap agreement with Cuban partners completed October 2022 to recover $368 million total outstanding Cuban receivables over five years with $170 million received and $277 million principal outstanding as of December 31 2025
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What does Sherritt International supply?
Mining nickel and cobalt from lateritic ore, refining nickel and cobalt, production of high purity nickel and cobalt powders and briquettes, production of anhydrous ammonia, production of granular ammonium sulphate, production of crystalline ammonium sulphate, production of sulphuric acid, production of zinc sulphide feedstock, production of copper sulphide feedstock, toll processing, power generation, process technology development and licensing, hydrometallurgical process technology, metallurgical testing and pilot plant operation, engineering and process design, commissioning and start-up, treatment of complex copper and precious metals concentrates, treatment of high arsenic content feeds
Where is Sherritt International based?
Fort Saskatchewan Alberta Canada, Toronto Ontario Canada, Moa Cuba
Which industries does Sherritt International work in?
Stainless steel production, specialty steel production, welding applications, battery and alloy production, electric vehicle battery cathode chemistries, high speed steel, super alloy production, medical device production, chemical applications, fine chemical applications, paint dryer applications, catalyst applications, plating applications, foundry applications, zinc refining, copper refining, precious metals recovery, agriculture, fertilizer sector
What equipment or products does Sherritt International offer?
Nickel Briquettes Standard Grade (99.8% purity minimum, sintered, London Metal Exchange registered and approved), Steel Grade Nickel Briquettes (99.6% Ni unsintered), Nickel Powders (Dissolving Grade, C Grade, S Grade, F Grade with various particle size distributions), Cobalt Briquettes, Cobalt Powder, Anhydrous Ammonia (82-0-0), Granular Ammonium Sulphate (20.5-0-0-24), Crystalline Ammonium Sulphate Supersalt (21-0-0-24), Crystalline Ammonium Sulphate Standard grade (21-0-0-24), Sulphuric Acid (93% and 98% strengths), Zinc Sulphide (45% to 54% zinc content), Copper Sulphide (13% to 24% copper content)
How long has Sherritt International been operating?
1927, over 95 years in business
What certifications does Sherritt International hold?
ISO 45001, London Metal Exchange registration and approval for standard grade nickel briquettes, The Copper Mark (Nickel Mark) certification awarded to COREFCO site February 26 2026, Mining Association of Canada Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) protocols member
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