Running Commentary on the SP Movements., page-16387

Proof that controlling one massive asset does not necessarily translate into control over pricing / the entire supply chain:

GEM & Glencore’s massive cobalt deal just announced: pricing withheld

“Pricing for the deal with GEM was not disclosed.”

https://www.ft.com/content/86dc1306-27a4-11e8-b27e-cc62a39d57a0

Also, since the cobalt is coming from DRC and some major Western companies appear to have reservations about sourcing cobalt from DRC (eg. Apple, Tesla), this particular deal, as massive as it is, will not have that big a dent on the cobalt market or pricing.

Opinion only, dyor etc