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Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

In a bid to improve its image, the Swiss raw materials giant Glencore has teamed up with Morocco's Managem to produce 1,200 tonnes of recycled cobalt. [...]

Published on 03/01/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Amine Afsahi
David Brocas
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Imad Toumi
Jyothish George
Kunal Sinha
Lhoussain Outifa
Managem
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Morocco
Managem aims to be key battery metals player via partnerships with Glencore and Renault

The Moroccan group is to start producing recycled cobalt in July at its plant near Marrakesh in partnership with Swiss trading giant Glencore. It is also finalising studies into the production of cobalt sulphate for use by Renault in the manufacture of its electric batteries.

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Behind-the-scenes of Glencore's battle to resolve its disputes with Kinshasa

Led by Gary Nagle since last July, the Swiss group, which reported a $5bn net income for 2021, is now practising a policy of amicable settlement to iron out disputes with local and US authorities over its activities in the DR Congo.

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Glencore CEO, the South African Gary Nagle.

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BMW, Volkswagen and BASF skirt around DRC's cobalt for their electric vehicles

Repelled by DRC mines' bad reputation, BMW has turned to Morocco and Australia for its cobalt supplies, while Volkswagen prefers to deal with Chinese battery manufacturers. At the same time through their supplier BASF, the car makers are funding a project to support Congolese artisanal mining cooperatives, managed by German development agency GIZ.

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Artisanal miners work at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine outside Kolwezi, Lualaba province, DRC.

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Operators from near and far interested in BSGR's former Simandou blocks

Other than a set of international mining giants, the bidding round launched by the Guinean government in July for the blocks formerly owned by Beny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR) on the Simandou iron ore deposit has caught the attention of [.

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Spotlight | Morocco
Tizert, new african Copperbelt capital?

Morocco, until now best-known for its phosphates reserves, only exploited by OCP, is pushing to become a new copper giant. Leading this effort is Managem, mining subsidiary of King Mohammed VI’s holding company SNI. With prices for the red metal [.

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Imad Toumi
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From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Morocco
Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

Morocco
Managem aims to be key battery metals player via partnerships with Glencore and Renault

Spotlight | DRC
Behind-the-scenes of Glencore's battle to resolve its disputes with Kinshasa

Africa, Germany
BMW, Volkswagen and BASF skirt around DRC's cobalt for their electric vehicles

Spotlight | Guinea
Operators from near and far interested in BSGR's former Simandou blocks

Spotlight | Morocco
Tizert, new african Copperbelt capital?