Cobalt is essential for rechargeable batteries, including those in EVs, and has applications in magnets, military systems, munitions and jet engines. Credit: RHJPhtotos/Shutterstock.com. The US ...

The US Defense Department canceled a tender to buy cobalt, in a fresh sign of the challenges facing Western countries trying to bolster domestic supplies of the battery metal. The Defense Logistics ...

Battery makers will hasten a shift away from cobalt if the metal’s price — boosted by export limits in the Democratic Republic of Congo — goes even higher, said an executive at the biggest miner of ...

A metal once used primarily as a coloring agent in ceramics is now a sought-after commodity for the U.S. military, which wants to add up to $500 million worth of cobalt to defense stockpiles.

Cobalt spot prices were flat the past month. Cobalt market news - Glencore warns of cobalt surplus amid DRC export ban. US Defense Dep. to buy cobalt for up to $500M (~7,480 tonnes) over the next 5 ...

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Cobalt is one of the world’s best battery materials, but geopolitically, it’s less than ideal. The world’s largest reserves are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where mining has long been ...

EVelution Energy plans to build the first US cobalt processing facility in Yuma County by the end of 2025. Cobalt is crucial for various industries, including electric vehicles, aerospace and defense, ...

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Cobalt prices are soaring as a surprise export ban from the world’s largest producing country fuels mounting uncertainty along the supply chain. Prices for cobalt hydroxide — the main product exported ...