The Bryan County facility would start at 18,000 tons annually and scale to 68,000 tons, while total U.S. nickel consumption in 2023 was about 200,000 tons. Support and disapproval The January Bryan County Commission meeting saw some county residents speaking in favor of the refinery. In southwest Oklahoma, a proposed Westwin nickel refinery stalled in December after the Lawton Economic Development Authority voted to acknowledge the company’s decision not to move forward with a large-scale commercial refinery there. In response, Espinosa contacted the Bryan County News on Jan. 22 to dispute the county’s characterization of the flyers. “What Westwin has stated is that the Development Authority of Bryan County commissioned a third-party environmental review,” Espinosa wrote.