Cobalt

Today’s rechargeable batteries powering devices such as cameras, mobile phones, and laptops all rely on cobalt. Even small amounts of this metal help regulate a battery’s temperature.

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It makes them safer, last longer and store more power. And it’s these qualities that make cobalt so important in the much larger batteries of renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles.

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Cobalt also finds applications in medical imaging technologies, and, as a superalloy, is used in aircraft engines and in hard metals used as sharp cutting edges or for drilling.

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We extract and process cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mainly as a by-product of copper mining, but also as a by-product of nickel mining.

As a recycler of cobalt-containing materials, we are closing the loop of the circular value chain. With our activities, we help meet the growing demand for this important metal.

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