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
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
Cobalt’s properties which allow for increasing chip performance, could lead it to have a major place in the semiconductor manufacturing industry
October 2018
China International Ni&Co Industry Forum 2018 will take place from 6 to 8 November in Xiamen, Fujian Province (China). This event has become an important platform for discussing the trend of cobalt and nickel industry and seeking for business cooperation since 1999
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
The deposits could include important industrial metals such as copper, zinc, cobalt, nickel, vanadium, wolfram and silver
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
Cobalt is subject to a wide number of regulations, policies and classifications which are applied at regional, national and global level
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
China’s month-on-month new electric vehicles (NEV) sales rebounded in August after month-on-month declines in June and July
15-16 May, Hong Kong
