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cobalt

[koh-bawlt] / ˈkoʊ bɔlt /


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Chemaf’s assets are capable of producing around 5% of the world’s cobalt, a metal used in jet fighters, mobile phones and electric-vehicle batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

About $250 million to $300 million in capital expenditure is still needed to finish infrastructure upgrades and increase production to 75,000 tons of copper and 15,000 tons of cobalt annually, according to Powch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

China currently dominates the global supply of lithium and cobalt, both of which are needed in batteries.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Sulphur is used to make sulphuric acid, which is used for processing copper, cobalt and nickel and also for the extraction of lithium.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The more she took her father to the hospital for cobalt treatments, the more she reached for the pecan sticky buns, and for Rufino.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García