https://www.ft.com/content/ce9af944-fb70-4576-88d0-dc76821facfd

China’s top cobalt producerhalts buying from Congo miners

HuayouCobalt bows to pressure over use of child labour in DRC’s informal miningsector

The African country is currently the world’s biggest supplierof cobalt for the electric vehicles (EVs) sector.

Timing could be right for a good alternative asChina locked out due to exclusivity.

Goro’s acquisition, New Century said, wouldmake it a major supplier of nickel and cobalt sourced from outside theDemocratic Republic of Congo.