June 7, 2018 LME says plans to launch about 15 contracts from January 2019 The exchange said in March that any launch of a new cobalt contract would not be until the end of 2018 or early 2019.
June 7, 2018 Congo mining regulations to be signed into law on Friday — mines minister Congo's prime minister wants to immediately implement the new mining code without any concessions to industry demands that key provisions be amended.
June 5, 2018 About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.
June 4, 2018 Cobalt thrifting in EV batteries won’t dent price any time soon Even best-case, mass early roll-out of new cobalt-light batteries won’t solve cobalt supply issues says new report.
June 1, 2018 Cobalt price: Congo production surges Top supplier of battery raw material ups output 34% year on year.
June 1, 2018 Congo court rejects Glencore bid to move copper dissolution case The decision is a setback for the Swiss commodity trader, which is facing multiple disputes in the central African nation.
May 31, 2018 RNC Minerals secures US$13m financing RNC announced today that it has entered into a US$13 million bridge financing facility with Auramet.
May 30, 2018 Miners threaten Congo with legal action over mining code Regulations to implement the new code are due to be signed into law next week.
May 30, 2018 Electric vehicles on the road to triple by 2020 — IEA The number of electric cars, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric passenger light-duty vehicles, increased by 57% in 2017 from the previous year.
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