November 16, 2017 Cobalt hedging not mining the route for VW in EV drive, official says "Hedging by means of long-term (supplier) contracts is [] way to control such new issues (of securing materials supplies)," says VW head of sustainability.
November 15, 2017 Apple leads way in tracing cobalt from Congo, Microsoft lags – Amnesty Statement by Amnesty International says while Apple is first company to publish names of its cobalt suppliers, other electronics brands made little progress.
November 13, 2017 New fertilizers based on metal nanoparticles expected to produce macro-harvests Russian scientists have developed a new generation of innovative fertilizers that, they say, are capable of increasing crop productivity by 25 per cent.
November 10, 2017 Finnish nickel producer, Trafigura tap electric vehicle boom Trafigura Group provides $200m in funding to Finland's Terrafame nickel mine, which plans to start producing material for electric vehicle batteries by 2020.
November 7, 2017 Chinese battery maker CATL eyeing upstream cobalt investments China needs to ease its reliance on the Democratic Republic of Congo.
November 6, 2017 Glencore’s big Congolese bet carries plenty of risk Journalists shed more light on Glencore's activities in Congo, including 2009 loan to entity affiliated with controversial Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler.
November 6, 2017 Congo mining output rises, central bank warns of inflation risk Rising mining production should help ease some of the economic problems in Congo where inflation is expected to hit 48 percent this year.
November 2, 2017 BHP aims for more copper, oil; steers away from EV minerals BHP CCO Balhuizen says while 2017 marks "tipping point" for EVs entering mainstream of metals demand forecasting, in terms of sales mass move is further off.
November 1, 2017 BHP to step up copper exploration, expansions to meet electric vehicles sector’s rising demand World's biggest miner is getting ready to provide enough copper for the 140 million electric cars forecast by 2035.
October 30, 2017 Electric cars yet to turn cobalt market into gold mine – Nornickel Prices for cobalt metal, used in production of electric vehicle batteries, have tripled to nine-year peaks above $30 a pound from below $10 a pound in late 2015.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
