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LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Soaring supplies of battery material cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo will swamp the market creating a surplus and putting prices under more pressure this year ...

Aug 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. is seeking to procure cobalt worth up to $500 million for defense stockpiles amid the country's move to boost its critical mineral supplies. Companies have been scrambling ...

A metal once used primarily as a coloring agent in ceramics is now a sought-after commodity for the U.S. military, which wants to add up to $500 million worth of cobalt to defense stockpiles.

Just a year ago a global crunch in one metal looked likely to single-handedly derail the energy transition. Not only was cobalt, a crucial battery material, being dug up far too slowly to meet soaring ...