| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Ni-Co 2021: The 5th International Symposium on Nickel and Cobalt
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| Presentation Title |
Establishing a Domestic Cobalt Supply Chain: Unlocking Challenging Feedstocks |
| Author(s) |
Frank Santaguida |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Frank Santaguida |
| Abstract Scope |
At present, a domestic integrated cobalt supply chain does not exist despite all of the natural resources and processing capacity potential in North America. Cobalt is a key component within lithium ion batteries that power electric vehicles providing thermal stability to longer range energy cells. As a result, the demand for cobalt has grown significantly over the past 10 years and predicted to at least double in the next 10 years. The global supply chain is dominated by China, which produces 80% of the cobalt material used in battery manufacturing and controls a large proportion of the mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo where approximately 70% of the world’s cobalt ore resources occur and is mined. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |