The DRC cobalt export ban: what are the potential next steps?

Midway into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) four-month ban on cobalt exports, the cobalt market is awaiting further clarity on the government’s next course of action. The ban—designed to prop up prices that had fallen to historic lows by early 2025, thus depriving the government of vital revenues—had an immediate and significant impact: cobalt […]