Cobalt has rallied in price since the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) imposed an export ban and introduced a quota system, which has excited traders but concerned consumers. However, sourcing…
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CPM Group is an independent commodities research, consulting, and investment banking advisory company headquartered in New York. In this analysis, CPM’s tantalum market experts Andrew Matheson and Patrick Stratton dig…
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On May 1st of this year, according to press reports, soldiers of the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) descended on the east of the country to…
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Welcome to the November Crucible Dear MMTA members, Welcome to your November 2023 edition of the Minor Metal Trade Association’s magazine, the Crucible. Following on from the October webinar, Mastering…
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The recent disaster in Rubaya, DRC (in which more than 200 artisanal miners, 70 of them children, were reported killed during flooding and tunnel collapses) has reminded the world of…
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Conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and an ongoing dispute between two due diligence organisations has made global tantalum smelters more wary of sourcing material from DRC and…
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In 2015, an estimated 62% of global tantalum supply came from Africa, 45% of it from Central Africa, mainly from Rwanda and the DRC. That was not the case in the past and it may not be the case in future….
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In its vote on 20th May, the European Parliament overturned both the European Commission’s proposal as well as the recent vote of the International Trade Committee. The Commission originally proposed… -
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced that its current ban on cobalt exports will be lifted effective 16 October 2025. In its place, a new quota-based export policy…
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Recent reporting on conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), based in part on the UN Security Council’s Group of Experts report of December 2023 and in part…