Cobalt Institute

🌟 Announcing Cobalt Congress 2025! 🌟 The Cobalt Institute’s annual Cobalt Congress is back, and this time we’re heading to Singapore! From 14-15 May 2025 join us at the world’s leading event on cobalt, bringing together the entire cobalt value chain, wider critical metals industry and global cobalt investors to discuss the latest challenges, innovations and opportunities shaping our industry. Venue: Delegates will experience easy access to both Congress sessions and Singapore’s vibrant cultural and culinary highlights at the iconic Mandarin Oriental in the heart of Marina Bay. Registration: Take advantage of early bird rates - secure your spot today! Visit our website for details: https://lnkd.in/eDsR657H Whether you’re looking to gain insights into business and political trends, explore key industry issues or build lasting professional connections, this is the must-attend event for anyone shaping the future of cobalt. We hope to see you in Singapore!  #CobaltCongress2025 #Cobalt #CriticalMinerals 

Cobalt Institute is delighted to welcome Shanghai Metals Market, a leading intelligence provider for the metals and mining industry value chain, as our newest member! #Cobalt #CriticalMetals

🎄 ✨ Season's Greetings from the Cobalt Institute! As 2024 comes to a close, we'd like to thank our members, partners and followers for your continued support and engagement. Together, we’re working towards a sustainable future with cobalt at the heart of the green energy transition. Wishing you a very happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year! #cobalt #cobaltfacts #sustainability 

COBALT INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER ISSUE 7 IS OUT NOW! 🚀  In our last newsletter of 2024, Director General Dinah McLeod reflects on a year of significant progress, highlighting key milestones including: ✅ Groundbreaking research: The launch of “Cobalt 2050: Unlocking Potential for a Net-Zero Future”” with BloombergNEF - the first comprehensive report of its kind for an energy transition metal. ✅ Sustainability leadership: Initiating the Just Cobalt Decarbonisation Pathway, a data-driven roadmap for a more sustainable cobalt value chain. ✅ Global advocacy: Influencing policy across the EU and the US through strategic reports and high-level partnerships. ✅ Member-driven impact: Expanding the Cobalt Learning Group and strengthening market access through robust data and scientific insights. Looking ahead, we’re excited to announce that planning is already underway for the 2025 Cobalt Congress in Singapore - a must-attend event for anyone shaping the future of critical minerals. 🔗 Read the full newsletter 👇 🔗 Register for Cobalt Congress 2025: https://lnkd.in/eDsR657H #CobaltInstitute #CobaltFacts #Cobalt2050 #EnergyTransition #Sustainability #NetZero #CobaltCongress

As lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) and storage projects reach the end of their initial life, recycling will become crucial to meeting cobalt demand. By 2035, recovered cobalt could satisfy up to 18% of new demand across EVs, e-buses, two- and three-wheelers, and stationary storage solutions. But reaching this potential requires substantial investment today to build the infrastructure and systems needed to recover and recycle cobalt at scale. Dive deeper into the role of recycling in the energy transition in our “Cobalt 2050” study 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQgKJ7zk Follow Cobalt Institute for more Cobalt reports! BloombergNEF, #NetZero #Cobalt2050 #Recycling #CircularEconomy #SustainableFuture #CriticalMinerals

Achieving the EU’s energy transition and sustainable growth depends on resilient supply chains for critical minerals like cobalt. But fully unlocking cobalt’s potential will require significant investment, coherent policies and international partnerships. At a recent event co-hosted by the Cobalt Institute and Euractiv, experts explored findings from our groundbreaking Cobalt 2050 study authored by BloombergNEF. The study shows that the net-zero transition will require three times more cobalt and over $1.7 billion of new investment by 2050. Speakers - including Dinah McLeod (Director General, Cobalt Institute), Eric Kalala (CEO, Entreprise General du Cobalt), Peter Handley (Phase32) and Veronique Steukers (Nickel Institute) - highlighted: 🔧 Supply chain resilience – strengthening supply and recycling capabilities. 🌍 Global collaboration – partnering with resource-rich countries like the DRC. 📜 Policy coherence – Ensuring that EU regulations support strategic priorities. Read more about how cobalt can drive the EU’s energy transition in this in-depth Euractiv article: https://lnkd.in/ewQAbDeY #Cobalt #CobaltFacts #EnergyTransition #NetZero #CriticalMinerals #Cobalt2050

Cobalt is critical for the US national security and economic growth, as well as energy transition. As cobalt demand is set to drastically increase, driven by the aerospace, defence, and batteries sectors, the US urgently needs capital deployment and good policies to build a resilient cobalt value chain and secure access to the critical minerals of the future. As our briefing in D.C. showed, the US is on the right track with companies like Jervois Global and Electra Battery Materials Corporation pioneering domestic cobalt production, refining and recycling. Big thanks to Trent Mell, CEO of Electra; Matthew Lengerich, Executive General Manager for Mining at Jervois; Zubeyde (Zoe) Burcuhan O. Securing America's Future Energy SAFE; Kwasi Ampofo Head of Metals & Mining BloombergNEF; and Cobalt Institute's Dinah McLeod and Marina Demidova for making our #Cobalt2050 briefing at the Bloomberg office in D.C. so insightful! Learn more about cobalt's energy transition potential here https://lnkd.in/eefdX5Wr

Last week, our Head of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability, Susannah McLaren, took part in Resourcing Tomorrow, addressing issues around EU Batteries Regulation, local beneficiation and EV battery supply chains. Read a summary of her contributions below 👇

Our “Cobalt 2050” report - developed with BloombergNEF - reveals that a $1.7 billion investment is needed by 2050 to build the cobalt mines required to meet global battery demand for a net-zero future. But this figure represents only a portion of the necessary investment, as cobalt production often relies on the development of copper and nickel mines. Read the full study to find out more: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eQgKJ7zk Follow Cobalt Institute for more Cobalt reports! #Cobalt2050 #NetZero #CobaltInstitute #Cobalt #CobaltFacts #BloombergNEF

Why is cobalt so essential for the energy transition, and what does the future hold for Europe in this critical industry? In a recent interview with Euractiv, our Director General, Dinah McLeod, shared her thoughts on: 🔹 Cobalt’s unique properties - from energy density to range - making it indispensable for EV batteries and renewable energy storage. 🔹 The findings of our landmark Cobalt 2050 study – developed with BloombergNEF -  which projects that demand will triple by 2050, driven by EVs, consumer electronics and energy storage solutions. 🔹 Europe’s leadership in policy development, but the urgent need for regulatory certainty and aligned priorities to secure investment and innovation. 🔹 How sustainable sourcing and stronger partnerships with key regions like the DRC and Australia can build a resilient supply chain for Europe. As Dinah says: “There is going to be no transition to net zero without cobalt because of the fundamentally important place that it has inside so many different applications.” Read the full interview to learn how cobalt is transforming Europe’s approach to clean energy and transport👇 https://lnkd.in/euk-mkb4 #NetZero #Cobalt #CobaltFacts #EnergyTransition #CriticalMinerals #Sustainability #EVBatteries #Cobalt2050 #Europe