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This report serves as a companion piece to CGSP’s Interactive Cobalt Tracker. While the map provides detailed, up-to-date data on the cobalt industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this report offers the broader context needed to understand that data.
Chinese Shift in Battery Manufacturing Could Have a Major Impact on Nickel, Cobalt Exporting Countries
China’s nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery output in June fell 6.8% year-on-year, marking the straight month of declining production. NCM batteries are widely used in electric vehicles in the U.S. and Europe, but less so in China where lithium phosphate (LFP) batteries are ...
China and the Indonesia Nickel Trade: Measuring the True Labor and Environmental Cost
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