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Cobalt

27Co

Cobalt

Critical MineralMedium(47)

transition metal

Overall Risk

Supply chain vulnerability assessment

China Exposure

1%

Import Reliance

76%

47Medium

Supply Security

Allied nation supply chain coverage

51

Moderate

84%

9.1%

Allied

83.5%

Neutral

7.4%

Adversary

Key Applications

batteriessuperalloyscatalystsmagnets

Potential Substitutes

nickelironmanganese

Top Producers

1

🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo74.0%

2

🇨🇳China70.0%

3

🇫🇮Finland12.0%

4

🇮🇩Indonesia7.0%

5

🇧🇪Belgium6.0%