Like Apple, Samsung is going to source cobalt directly from DR Congo

As it stated in Close on the heels of its corporate nemesis Apple, Samsung has too moved to safe a cobalt supply in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Samsung is in talks with Somika, a Congolese mining firm to safe a supply of the metal used in everything from smartphones to electric vehicles. Apple has endeed been announced to be planning to source cobalt directly from miners in the DRC. Samsung refused to confirm, however the move to work directly with Congolese provider can be seen as the result of Samsung's participation in the Responsible Cobalt Initiative. Earlier this year, the mining ministry moved to have cobalt identified as a "strategic metal," that would see royalties raise for any miner.


Samsung in talks for multi-year cobalt bargain from Congo

Erythrite, known as Cobalt bloom, is seen on a rock at a premier Cobalt Corp. facility outside of Cobalt, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. Somika Chairman Chetan Chug approved talks with Samsung C&T however declined to elaborate because no agreement has been reached. Apple is in talks to purchas long-term supplies of cobalt directly from miners, Bloomberg break news announced final month. Samsung SDI Co., another affiliate which supplies batteries to carmakers involving BMW, plans to recycle cobalt from used mobile phones. Last month, the South Korean firm told it plans to purchas a stake in a firm with recycling tech and sign a bargain to ensure long-term cobalt supplies.

Samsung in talks for multi-year cobalt deal from Congo

For Samsung and Apple, cobalt is an increasingly precious metal

as mentioned in According to a new report from Bloomberg, Samsung has joined Apple in taking an unprecedented step to safe cobalt supplies for its next-generation smartphones. Samsung C&T, 1 of the many arms of the Samsung conglomerate, is reportedly negotiating directly with a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo to safe cobalt. The report on Samsung's activities follows break news final 30 days which Apple was too in negotiations with a miner to safe cobalt supplies. That going to pressure the world's supply of cobalt, and which fact is reflected in the current price. Two-thirds of the world's cobalt produce comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a zone not exactly known for its stability.





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