All Things Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
With the recent technological advancements of the 21st century, cobalt has become a key ingredient of the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries. Used in electric vehicles (EV) it gives them the…
NC State SCRC
APRIL 22, 2022
The winners are the electrostates: first Australia which has all of the metals in the green seven; Second Chile (which has 42%. Congo is an autocracy, but so is #4 on the list: China, which is home to aluminum, copper and lithium, while Indonesia sits on mountains of nickel, and Peru holds nearly a quarter of the world’s silver.
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NC State SCRC
MAY 11, 2023
Cobalt: The Democratic Republic of Congo has 46% of global cobalt reserves and produces 70% of the world’s output. Congo is an autocracy, which means that the government controls most of the industry. Indonesia far and away has the biggest deposits of nickel , with Phillipines, Russia, and Australia a distant second.
Resilinc
MAY 16, 2023
Presently, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the top producer of cobalt—making 71% of the world’s supply. Currently, Chile has the largest reserves of lithium and is the world’s second-largest producer behind Australia; in 2021, Chile produced 25% of the world’s lithium, while Australia produced more than half, 52%.
Elementum
MARCH 27, 2018
The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most global cobalt reserves , at around 3.5 It’s followed by Australia, which has 1.2 Traditionally, companies like Apple haven’t purchased the metal directly from mines, but through brokers like China’s Congo Dong Fang Mining. A cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Resilinc
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Geographically speaking, copper is produced by “a very narrow supply base,” according to Mining Technology : “65% of documented copper resources in just five countries: Chile, Australia, Peru, Mexico, and the US.” Beyond mining, the processing and refining industrial base is even more narrow.
Elementum
MARCH 27, 2018
The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most global cobalt reserves , at around 3.5 It’s followed by Australia, which has 1.2 Traditionally, companies like Apple haven’t purchased the metal directly from mines, but through brokers like China’s Congo Dong Fang Mining. A cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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