Congo imposes strict controls on cobalt exports; the president warns violators will be permanently banned, and London cobalt prices have surged over 11% in two days.
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Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, recently warned that the government will permanently ban companies that violate the new cobalt export quota system from exporting cobalt. London cobalt futures have risen more than 11% in the past two days, currently at $38,960 per ton.
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