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CMOC joins initiative to help small-scale cobalt miners
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 re...
Umicore’s sustainable cobalt procurement externally validated for the 6th year in a row
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 fo...
New Data Obtained on the Toxicity of Cobalt to the Marine Environment
Guildford, 26 March 2021. The Cobalt Institute supported a programme of scientific studies on “Chronic Toxicity of Cobalt to Marine Organisms”, published in the Environmental Toxicology and Chem...
Cobalt Institute appoints Marina Demidova as Communications Manager
Guildford, Wednesday, 17th March 2021
The Cobalt Institute has appointed Marina Demidova as its communications manager.
Marina will lead the Institute’s communication work, including global ou...
Cobalt Institute appoints Caroline Braibant as Head of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
Guildford, Thursday, 25th February 2021
The Cobalt Institute has appointed Caroline Braibant as its Head of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs.
Caroline will lead the scientific work at the Coba...
Freeport Cobalt is first cobalt chemical producer to achieve Responsible Minerals Initiative’s “Conformant Downstream Facility” status
Guildford, Friday 5th February, 2021
Freeport Cobalt recently became the first cobalt chemical producer in the world to achieve Conformant Downstream Facility status through the Responsible Mineral...
