Katanga Export Halt Threatens Cobalt Supply Chain for Lithium-Ion Batteries

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By info@greentechmedia.comNov 9, 2018, 8:02 am326 pts
The price of cobalt, a key material for lithium-ion batteries, could rocket after the output from a major mining project was halted this week. The mining giant Glencore said the export and sale of cobalt from the Kamoto project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), owned by Glencore’s subsidiary Katanga…

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