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Glencore to feed Cobalt Blue's Kwinana refinery

‘Current market dynamics’ meant it had to look for suppliers outside Australia

The Kwinana facility is expected to be Australia’s first cobalt sulphate refinery.

The Kwinana facility is expected to be Australia’s first cobalt sulphate refinery. | Credits: Cobalt Blue

Cobalt Blue has signed a deal to buy cobalt hydroxide from Glencore that will be used to feed its planned Kwinana refinery in Western Australia. Using cobalt from its Kamoto Copper Company and Mutanda...

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