The Democratic Republic of Congo's four-month suspension of cobalt exports is a sign that even the world's largest producer ...

Electromobility and the electrification of the world require certain raw materials.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world's top producer of cobalt, said on Monday it has temporarily halted the metal's ...

Last month Congo’s government suspended cobalt exports for four months to rein in oversupply and large surpluses, which had ...

The Congolese government appears to understand that an export ban offers only temporary relief and that something more ...

GLENCORE is to take a 10% stake in a cobalt investment company that plans to float in London during May, the Financial Times ...

Democratic Republic of Congo is starting to enforce a long-planned state monopoly to control production of hand-dug cobalt, ...

Cobalt, a key battery metal used in the production of electric vehicles (EVs), is one of the DRC’s major exports. The move comes a mere 15 months after the opening of the processing plant at the ...

Because of growing interest in EVs and cobalt’s use in semiconductors, demand for the metal is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 9% through 2026. Investing in cobalt mining ...

A Chinese state-controlled mining company mothballed a cobalt processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo only 15 ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended cobalt exports for four months, a sign of how even the largest producer in the ...