For a background on the cobalt sector you can read our recent article:Cobalt price 5 year price chart - Price = USD 48,570/t or USD 22.03/lb (source)As shown in the chart above cobalt prices have ...

As shown below there has been two price spikes higher for cobalt in 2025 - the first when the DRC banned cobalt exports, and the second more recently when the ban was replaced by a new cobalt export ...

Prices for cobalt metal continued to contract in Q2 on the back of oversupply. Meanwhile, values for alloy-grade cobalt saw some growth due to increased demand in the aerospace and defense sectors.

The cobalt market entered 2025 under pressure from a prolonged supply glut, but the balance shifted sharply as the year unfolded, due almost entirely to intervention from the Democratic Republic of ...

The first months of 2024 saw cobalt take a bearish stance, constrained by excess supply and eroding demand. Cobalt prices faced many headwinds at the beginning of the year, and they pulled the value ...