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    With competition heating up for the metals that are critical for the energy transition, companies that use these metals have been tapping junior miners with significant deposits to ensure supply, even when the start of production at these mines are years away

    Panelists at Fastmarkets Biofuels & Feedstocks Americas conference warn that the national government’s focus on electrification is leaving little to no room for renewable fuels

    Delegates at the Cobalt Congress conference in Istanbul, Turkey, held May 9-11, discussed expectations and developments in the global cobalt market following a volatile 12 months. Here are four key takeaways

    Resource nationalism in Western economies was expected to be a major driver of investment in the cobalt supply chain in the second half of this decade

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