International Battery Technology in the Republic of Congo

Producing Battery Materials in the DRC Could Lower …

London and Kinshasa, November 24, 2021 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of …

This is What We Die For: Human Rights Abuses in the Democratic Republic …

In turn, they sell to battery makers who claim to supply technology and car companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony, Daimler and Volkswagen. Amnesty …

DRC: Local battery production would reduce EV emissions by 30

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could build its own factory for the local manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles, thanks to its natural resources, notably …

Battery production in the DRC could be gamechanger

The Democratic Republic of the Congo could leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost, low-emissions producer of lithium …

China, cobalt and the Congo: Why Xi Jinping leads the ...

More than 70% of the world''s cobalt is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Credit: American Mangenese) By 2025, the lithium-ion battery will become the new oil …

DRC Sparks Power Revolution with Battery Manufacturing

The goal of this MOU is to establish an entire value chain—from mineral extraction to the …

Mines for electric car metals in Congo strain workers'' health, …

FUNGURUME, Democratic Republic of Congo — Alain Kasongo, burly and goateed, worked for four years driving the heavy trucks that hauled away tons of cobalt ore …

Ending Exploitation in the DRC''s Deadly Cobalt Mines

For more than five years, the Fund has partnered with Apple to support activists working with miners and mining-affected communities in the Democratic Republic of the …

Amnesty International blasts electric car makers in battery …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produces around 70% of the world''s cobalt, with major suppliers all using material dug up from the African country by mining …

Sheffield based Mobile Power receives £2.5m to accelerate solar …

Sheffield based Mobile Power receives £2.5m to accelerate solar charged battery rental business in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mobile Power Ltd (''MOPO''), …

Due Diligence in Mineral Supply Chains from the Democratic Republic …

Conflict Minerals, Inc. War, Profit and White Saviourism in Eastern Congo. Have international efforts to regulate resource extraction from war zones in the DRC done more …

Congo DRC to produce Low cost, climate-friendly …

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: With the world adopting cleaner energy transitions, ambitious efforts to accelerate plans for low-cost and low-emissions lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials in the Democratic …

How Congo wields huge power over the global battery …

The DRC is the world''s largest producer of cobalt – control by local elites could shape the global battery industry.

John Doe I et. al v. Apple, Alphabet (Google), Dell, …

Case update: A federal appeals court ruled against holding five major tech companies responsible for allegedly supporting child labor in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On March 5, 2024, the Court of Appeals …

Industry giants fail to tackle child labour allegations in …

Major electronics and electric vehicle companies are still not doing enough to stop human rights abuses entering their cobalt supply chains, almost two years after an Amnesty International investigation exposed how …

Congo DRC to produce Low cost, climate-friendly battery materials.

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: With the world adopting cleaner energy transitions, ambitious efforts to accelerate plans for low-cost and low-emissions lithium-ion battery …

How Congo wields huge power over the global battery industry

The DRC is the world''s largest producer of cobalt – control by local elites could shape the global battery industry.

DR Congo wants to move up the battery supply chain

According to a publication by the institute, building a plant in Congo to produce the precursor for a battery could cost only a third of an equivalent plant in China or the US.

Battery production in the DRC could be gamechanger

The Democratic Republic of the Congo could leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost, low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials.

The human cost of cobalt: Modern slavery in the Democratic Republic …

NZONGOLA-NTALAJA: I served the Congo for 20 months as the ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations in New York, and I made plea …

DRC Battery Council Charts Ambitious Path to Battery …

This technical structure is crucial in executing the President''s ambitious plans for a competitive battery value chain. It collaborates with Battery Councils of other nations, fostering cooperation through established agreements.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Selected Issues

Addressing the challenges associated with climate change In the DRC requires a good understanding of Its exposure to climate vulnerabilities as well as the bottlenecks In …

DRC Sparks Power Revolution with Battery Manufacturing

The goal of this MOU is to establish an entire value chain—from mineral extraction to the assembly line—around EV batteries in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. The …

Child labour behind smart phone and electric car batteries

The report, This is what we die for: Human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo power the global trade in cobalt, traces the sale of cobalt, used in lithium-ion batteries, from mines where children as young as seven and adults work in perilous conditions. The …

DRC Battery Council Charts Ambitious Path to Battery Value …

This technical structure is crucial in executing the President''s ambitious plans for a competitive battery value chain. It collaborates with Battery Councils of other nations, …

Producing Battery Materials in the DRC Could Lower Supply-Chain ...

London and Kinshasa, November 24, 2021 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become …