Announcement
22 Feb 2025
In February 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo announced a temporary four-month suspension on all cobalt exports with the stated objective of stabilizing the market and improving supply chain control.
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1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
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Implementation date
22 Feb 2025
Revocation date:
15 Oct 2025
End prolongation: 21 Sep 2025
Export ban
On 22 February 2025, the Authority for the Regulation and Control of Strategic Mineral Substances (ARECOMS) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced the suspension of cobalt exports for fou...
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