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
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
The new magnet recycling process is able to recover rare earth elements and also cobalt from cobalt-containing magnet wastes
July edition: featuring The Cobalt Conference 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 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
(The Cobalt Conference 2019 will take place in Hong Kong on 15 and 16 May)
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
Cobalt’s properties which allow for increasing chip performance, could lead it to have a major place in the semiconductor manufacturing industry
France's Saft expects its four-way European battery alliance to begin mass production of new generation lithium-ion batteries from early 2020
Cobalt is subject to a wide number of regulations, policies and classifications which are applied at regional, national and global level
