Cobalt metal prices have trended steadily higher since September of last year, entering 2026 at US$56,414 per metric ton and ...

Cobalt is a critical material for the energy transition, with increased demand in recent years due to its essential role in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage and other ...

The cobalt market entered 2025 under pressure from a prolonged supply glut, but the balance shifted sharply as the year ...

The DRC government's purpose is to achieve higher cobalt prices. Fastmarkets quoted on October 14, 2025: “The Democratic Republic of Congo, as the world’s leading producer, now holds real leverage to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's four-month suspension of cobalt exports has led to an 84% surge in cobalt hydroxide prices. The export ban has caused uncertainty in the global cobalt market, with ...

The country is considering extending a restriction on cobalt exports to further push up prices. It’s not the only mineral-rich country to try that. Tariffs aren’t the only thing restricting global ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the largest producer of cobalt globally, has halted all exports of the key battery metal for four months in an effort to curb oversupply and stop prices from ...

On August 6, MINING.COM reported: Glencore warns of cobalt surplus amid DRC export ban. Glencore (GLEN), the world's second-largest cobalt producer, warned Wednesday that a significant portion of its ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), home to some of the world’s richest deposits of cobalt, copper, and other critical minerals, enacted major revisions to its Mining Code in March 2018. These ...