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DRC
Huayou Cobalt tries to salvage its Congolese supply

The Chinese group has taken advantage of Gécamines' reluctance to pursue artisanal mining at the Kasulo mine, which Kinshasa wanted to suspend. But if it wants to keep its access to Congolese cobalt, this provider of large battery manufacturers in China will have to invest more in the sector's modernisation. [...]

Published on 25.03.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Arecoms
Bryce Lee
China Molybdenum Co
Contemporary Amperex Technology
Entreprise générale du cobalt
Fair Cobalt Alliance
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In Focus | DRC, United States
US disillusioned over failure to turn DR Congo away from Beijing

Ever since Félix Tshisekedi took power, Washington had hoped he would curb China's huge influence in the country. Four years later, the United States is bitterly disappointed that it has failed to break Beijing's hegemony in strategic mining issues.

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US president Joe Biden and his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi in October 2021.

Africa, Germany
BMW, Volkswagen and BASF skirt around DRC's cobalt for their electric vehicles

Repelled by DRC mines' bad reputation, BMW has turned to Morocco and Australia for its cobalt supplies, while Volkswagen prefers to deal with Chinese battery manufacturers. At the same time through their supplier BASF, the car makers are funding a project to support Congolese artisanal mining cooperatives, managed by German development agency GIZ.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 21.02.2022

Artisanal miners work at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine outside Kolwezi, Lualaba province, DRC.

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Glencore strives to overtake rival Trafigura on "responsible" cobalt

Through the Fair Cobalt Alliance which it co-founded, Swiss trading giant Glencore aims to improve the social and environmental image of its Congolese cobalt operations. It hopes in this way to gain an advantage over its rival Trafigura, which in turn, is banking on its artisanal mining partnership with Gécamines.

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An open pit at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine.

DRC
Trafigura's cobalt partnership threatened by top management changes at Gecamines

Even though it has not yet come into force, the Swiss trader's exclusive contract for the marketing of the DRC's artisanal cobalt has been called into question by the arrival of Alphonse Kaputo and Leon Mwine at the head of Gecamines.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 20.01.2022

DRC
Lubumbashi slag heap: Trafigura wins zinc and Huayou snaps up cobalt

The reopening of the Lubumbashi tailings processing facility has reshuffled the deck of buyers, with Glencore out and Trafigura and Huayou very much in.

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Trafigura's cobalt partnership threatened by top management changes at Gecamines

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Lubumbashi slag heap: Trafigura wins zinc and Huayou snaps up cobalt