Minerals commodity
Cobalt
DRC — 50–70% of global supply. Copperbelt (Katanga). Essential for EV batteries.
At a glance
- Family
- Critical & Strategic Minerals
- Sector
- Minerals
- HS code
- 2605.00
- Forms
- 3
Traded forms
- Ore & Concentrates
- Cobalt ores and concentrates
- Cobalt HydroxideHS 2822.00
- Intermediate product from hydrometallurgical processing
- Refined Cobalt (unwrought)HS 8112.12
- Cobalt metal, cathode, or powder
Frequently asked
- What is Cobalt?
- DRC — 50–70% of global supply. Copperbelt (Katanga). Essential for EV batteries.
- Which forms is Cobalt traded in?
- Cobalt is traded as: Ore & Concentrates, Cobalt Hydroxide, Refined Cobalt (unwrought).
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