The price of cobalt, a hard metal employed in many industrial uses, has surged over the past 12 months, driven by supply and ...

Resource Control and Alliance Games Reshape Global Circulation Structural tightening and targeted control on the supply side constitute the primary constraints for the cobalt market in 2026. 1.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's four-month suspension of cobalt exports has led to an 84% surge in cobalt hydroxide prices. The export ban has caused uncertainty in the global cobalt market, with ...

On April 18 S&P Global reported: TRADE REVIEW: Cobalt metal market seen oversupplied through Q2 as demand subdued...The cobalt metal market is expected to be oversupplied through the second quarter ...

Cobalt prices reached record lows due to an oversupply, primarily stemming from a stockpile created during a lengthy ownership dispute in the DRC. The demand for cobalt has decreased with falling EV ...

Cobalt metal prices have trended steadily higher since September of last year, entering 2026 at US$56,414 per metric ton and touching highs unseen since July 2022. The cobalt market's dramatic ...

The cobalt market entered 2025 under pressure from a prolonged supply glut, but the balance shifted sharply as the year unfolded, due almost entirely to intervention from the Democratic Republic of ...

The first months of 2024 saw cobalt take a bearish stance, constrained by excess supply and eroding demand. Cobalt prices faced many headwinds at the beginning of the year, and they pulled the value ...

(Bloomberg) -- The world’s No. 1 cobalt miner is sounding the alarm over the shrinking role of the metal in electric vehicle batteries. Chinese company CMOC Group Ltd., which has been churning out ...

Taiwan-based Lianyou Metals, which was listed on September 9, 2025, is capitalizing on geopolitical shifts and supply chain disruptions by expanding its production of cobalt metal powder while ...

On April 9 Investing News Network reported: Cobalt Market Update: Q1 2025 in review..."At this stage we are not expecting a significant price correction given the oversupplied nature of the market ...