Localizing America's Critical Mineral Supply Chain Westwin localizes America's critical mineral supply chain with the development of a precursor cathode active material (pCAM) production facility, integrated with the US' first major nickel refinery, also producing cobalt and manganese secondary products. While the US hosts no commercial nickel refining or pCAM production today, these materials must onshore to solve the crisis of our near total dependency on foreign adversaries: a national security, environmental, and economic crisis. Addressing Historical Inequities and National Interests The historical inequities of foreign entities of concern (FEOC) critical mineral mining, refining, and marketing should motivate many to cure these supply chains, not only for US’ national interests, but also for the interest of every origin community. Westwin products crucially provide for EVs, consumer electronics, aerospace and defense fleets, medical instruments, and more. ​​ Strategic Timing and Policy Support Westwin's emergence aligns with aggressive US trade, defense, energy, and foreign policies that incentivize domestic production and restrict or penalize FEOC, including China and Russia, from entering US supply chains. Legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS Act, and Section 301 Tariffs position Westwin as a superior producer compared to Chinese competitors. Production Process Westwin converts intermediate nickel, cobalt, and manganese feedstock into class 1 metal and pCAM products. The process starts with the input of intermediates, like mixed hydroxide precipitates (MHP), high grade nickel matte (HGNM), and black mass, through a feed preparation circuit, then through a carbonyl circuit where Westwin vaporizes impure nickel units as a refining process. Post refinement and decomposition in the carbonyl circuit, Westwin then inputs the high purity nickel powder into a hydrometallurgical dissolution circuit to produce nickel sulfate. Westwin feeds nickel sulfate, cobalt sulfate, and manganese sulfate into its pCAM co-precipitation circuit. ​​ National Resource Independence U.S. independent access to these critical resources and manufacturing capacity enables Westwin’s business case to materialize in a short-term, mid-term, and long-term strategic investment portfolio. Westwin competes against alternative producers by offering superior efficiencies, accessibility, ESG compliance, IRA compliance, diversity of inputs and quality outputs, permitting advantages, proven technologies, experienced technical and operating team, first mover advantage while supplying a rapidly growing TAM, supported by USG policy and programs. ​