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Cobalt Institute’s member China Moly (CMOC) and its Swiss-based trading arm, IXM, have joined the ‘Better Mining’ initiative that seeks to help artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) become a responsibly-managed, viable source of battery metals.
Umicore obtained, for the sixth year in a row, third-party assurance from PwC that its cobalt purchases are carried out in line with the conditions set out in its Sustainable Procurement Framework for Cobalt. The various sustainability aspects of the battery supply chain include the conditions under which raw materials are extracted and processed.
The Cobalt Institute supported a programme of scientific studies on “Chronic Toxicity of Cobalt to Marine Organisms”, published in the Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal.
The Cobalt Institute has appointed Marina Demidova as its communications manager.
The Cobalt Institute has appointed Caroline Braibant as its Head of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs.
Freeport Cobalt recently became the first cobalt chemical producer in the world to achieve Conformant Downstream Facility status through the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s Downstream Assessment Program
CI appoints Susannah McLaren to lead on responsible sourcing and CIRAF.
First Cobalt has announced a long-term strategic cobalt partnership including a commitment to apply the Cobalt Institute procurement framework CIRAF
Glencore and GEM have announced that they have extended their partnership for the supply of cobalt hydroxide by another five years and have formally embedded responsible sourcing and sustainability into the contractual relationship.
The Cobalt Institute comments on the proposed European battery regulation.
