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Battery-powered future: How can the EU ensure electric vehicles drive the green transport revolution?
The Cobalt Institute was delighted to take part in an online webinar on ‘Battery-powered future: How can the EU ensure electric vehicles drive the green transport revolution?’, organized by a lead...

Studies on cobalt use in medical devices show there is no alternative material with a better combination of physical properties and historical track record
The Cobalt Institute examined a series of scientific publications looking at the benefits of the use of cobalt in medical devices, such as implants, stents or scalpels.

MEP Christophe Grudler: “The EU Batteries Regulation will be a successful case study for the rest of the world”
The Cobalt Institute spoke with Christophe Grudler, Member of the European Parliament, about the EU’s Batteries Regulation and its contribution to the circular economy and climate neutrality.

Cobalt Industry EU REACH dossier updates well received by ECHA
The Cobalt REACH Consortium (CoRC) carried out a comprehensive update of EU REACH dossiers to implement the new harmonized classification for cobalt metal.

Chemicals Management in China: overview
The Chinese government uses a network management model in the regulatory supervision of chemicals. The Ministry of Industry and Information technology (MIIT), Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)...

Cobalt Institute appoints Tom Fairlie as Sustainability Manager
Tom will lead the sustainability work at the Cobalt Institute, which focuses on the decarbonization of cobalt supply chains, circular economy agendas and electric vehicle battery legislation.