Glencore achieved a 40% year-on-year increase in cobalt output during 2022 to a total of 43,800 tonnes, the company said in its annual production report published on Wednesday February 1

Australia-based cobalt and nickel supplier Jervois Global has delayed the start of commercial production of cobalt concentrate at its mine in the US state of Idaho, it said in a quarterly update on Monday January 30

Fastmarkets looks ahead to 2023 and beyond at some key predictions for the battery materials market as the world continues to strive towards a new generation of energy markets

Cobalt forward contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hit new highs for volume and open interest during trading on Tuesday January 17

Volatility was one of the main themes for cobalt prices in 2022 and market participants will take a wait-and-see approach toward long-term supply contracts in the coming year

China has decided to remove its import tariff on cobalt metal (Harmonized System code 81052020), a move which is not expected to largely impact the domestic market due to weak demand for the metal, sources told Fastmarkets

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and joint-venture partner La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines) will reinstate copper-cobalt producer Boss Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission starts reporting cobalt futures position information

Recycling and sustainable production have become topics that mining companies have had to face up to, the audience at Mines and Money’s Resourcing Tomorrow conference heard

Muthu Krishna, battery cost modeller at Fastmarkets, discusses the impact of high battery raw material prices and the increasing popularity of LFP