NC State SCRC
APRIL 22, 2022
of the lithium reserves and a quarter of its copper deposit, much in the Atacama desert – see picture of the flats above); Third, the Congo which has 46% of global cobalt reserves and produces 70% of the world’s output. You guessed it – China – which has nabbed the biggest commercial deposits of cobalt in the Congo.
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Since then, evidence has emerged of other huge fires in Africa’s Congo Basin forest, Siberia and Indonesia. The record number of forest fires in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil recently caused a huge public outcry.
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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.
Arena Solutions
MAY 3, 2022
The mining of these metals is concentrated in China, South Africa, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A key component of the EV is its battery, which requires raw materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt. Once the raw materials are sourced, the final batteries are assembled primarily in Asia.
Resilinc
JUNE 21, 2022
Minerals and metals will still be mined, but in countries with far fewer environmental protections such as Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and China,” wrote the WSJ editorial board. The next time a politician bemoans America’s supply-chain vulnerability, ask which specific mining project he supports.”.
Resilinc
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Minerals and metals will still be mined, but in countries with far fewer environmental protections such as Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and China,” wrote the WSJ editorial board. Mining Technology’s Zachary Skidmore lists a broader set of solutions to “alleviate the pressure on the [copper] supply chain.”
EcoVadis
DECEMBER 7, 2018
tin from Indonesia). With around 50 percent of the world’s reserves held by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cobalt, commonly used in automotive and electronic products, requires particular attention. So far 29, smelters/refiners follow the new standard. Increasing Due Diligence in the Cobalt Supply Chain.
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