EV-Critical Battery Metal Cobalt Soars As Congo’s Export Ban Disrupts Supply Chains From ZeroHedge The Democratic Republic of Congo’s four-month suspension of cobalt exports has driven up prices of the critical metal, which is heavily used in lithium-ion batteries—the backbone of the renewable energy industry.  New Fastmarkets data shows that a pound of cobalt hydroxide—the main product […] Mar 13th 2025 4:15am EDT Source Link: www.zerohedge.com/commodities/ev-critical-battery-metal-cobalt-soars-congos-export-ban-disrupts-supply-chains Share, promote & comment with Nostr: dissentwatch.com/boost/?boost_post_id=938847