Cobalt contributes greatly to the general quality of life for humans and for a sustainable future, its importance to rechargeable batteries, electronics, catalysts, alloys and healthcare has resulted in the metal being referred to as a technology enabling element
Cobalt has been used to colour pottery and glass for at least 2600 years evidenced by cobalt-containing glazes having been found in Ancient Egyptian tombs. Chinese pottery from Tang (600-900 AD) and Ming dynasties (1350-1650 AD) also contained blue colours made from cobalt-containing minerals
Cobalt’s properties which allow for increasing chip performance, could lead it to have a major place in the semiconductor manufacturing industry
Fortune Minerals Limited has announced that it has received successful results of metallurgical test work verifying that it can produce an upgraded and essentially arsenic-free cobalt concentrate
October 2018
The deposits could include important industrial metals such as copper, zinc, cobalt, nickel, vanadium, wolfram and silver
Cobalt is subject to a wide number of regulations, policies and classifications which are applied at regional, national and global level
The CI is looking to develop a sustainability profile for cobalt which will outline the environmental effects and the socio-economic benefits, and highlight the “sustainability attributes” of cobalt substances used in various applications
German automaker Volkswagen said it will spend tens of billions of dollars refocusing the company on the making of electric cars, autonomous vehicles and new mobility services
The President of the CI opened China International Ni&Co Industry Forum 2018 with a speech on the circular economy and the value of pursuing sustainability
Cobalt is considered a Critical Raw Material, it is recognised as an important technology enabling metal where energy storage, high temperature resilience, hardness, process efficiency and environmental benefits are required
15-16 May, Hong Kong
