Study finds cobalt supply can meet demand for EVs and electronics batteries through 2030
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Roughly 60% of mined cobalt is sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The element is often recovered as a byproduct from mining copper and nickel, meaning that demand and pricing for those other metals affects the availability of cobalt. The paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.
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