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The Cobalt Institute is a trade association composed of producers, users, recyclers, and traders of cobalt. We promote the sustainable and responsible production and use of cobalt in all its forms.

Cobalt Facts

Cobalt is a technology-enabling metal that is part of the solution to the green energy transition. Learn more about cobalt reserves, cobalt supply chain and cobalt market.

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Cobalt Congress

9-11 May 2023

This year, the Cobalt Congress will look at the role of cobalt in a shifting geopolitical landscape. We will discuss the global market dynamics, the geopolitics of cobalt, and the importance of building a responsible and transparent cobalt value chain.

All the information about the Congress can be found on the Cobalt Congress website.

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Strong and simple regulatory framework is key to securing EU’s access to critical raw materials

Strong and simple regulatory framework is key to securing EU’s access to critical raw materials

The Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Act, published today, is a step in the right direction towards ensuring the EU’s access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and achieving the green energy transition.
16 March 2023 Read more
Webinar on US EPA IRIS Assessment of Cobalt

Webinar on US EPA IRIS Assessment of Cobalt

The Cobalt Institute is pleased to invite you to our upcoming Webinar on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment of Cobalt on the 7th of March...
13 February 2023 Read more

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Occupational Exposure Limits: EU internal work on cobalt risks squandering EU green transition goals

Occupational Exposure Limits: EU internal work on cobalt risks squandering EU green transition goals

In 2021, the European Commission added cobalt and inorganic cobalt compounds to a list of substances requiring EU-wide occupational exposure limit (OEL) values, in accordance with the Carcinogens, Mut...
15 December 2022 Read more
EU Critical Raw Materials Act should ensure a resilient Cobalt Supply Chain

EU Critical Raw Materials Act should ensure a resilient Cobalt Supply Chain

By Sarah Schneider, Policy and Communications Officer, Cobalt Institute The EU is working on the Critical Raw Materials Act - Europe’s attempt to address perceived risks around supply chains for...
12 December 2022 Read more
Chemicals Management in Europe

Chemicals Management in Europe

Once upon a time, children of the world dreaded getting coal for Christmas as a punishment by Santa for their misdeeds. This year however, Ursula von der Leyen may well have included a request for som...
09 December 2022 Read more

The Cobalt Value Chain

The Cobalt Institute’s cobalt value chain mapping is a detailed overview of all stages of cobalt production – from mining to recycling – and the actual and potential human rights and environmental risks related to them.

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