Hanrui Cobalt Plans Congolese JV to Meet Rising Demand in NEV Sector
Tang Shihua
DATE:  Feb 02 2018
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
Hanrui Cobalt Plans Congolese JV to Meet Rising Demand in NEV Sector Hanrui Cobalt Plans Congolese JV to Meet Rising Demand in NEV Sector

(Yicai Global) Feb. 2 -- Nanjing Hanrui Cobalt Co. plans to tackle rising demand from new-energy vehicle battery makers by setting up a Congo-based joint venture with a Chinese partner.

Hanrui and Qingyuan Keweike Mineral Trade Co. will pair up to found a new company in Kolwezi City, in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the cobalt mining firm said in a statement yesterday.

The joint venture will invest USD216 million to build a local plant with annual output of 20,000 tons of crude copper and 5,000 tons of cobalt hydroxide. Hanrui, which will build and manage the plant, will take a 95-percent stake in the new firm. The minority partner will procure mineral resources in the DRC.

Hanrui can currently produce only 5,000 tons of cobalt hydroxide a year but it isn't enough to meet growing demand in the NEV sector, where China led the world last year. Plug-in sales in the world's largest auto market grew 30 times faster than the market average, according to data from electric vehicle researcher EV Volumes.

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Keywords:   Joint Venture,Copper,Cobalt Hydroxide,Hanrui Cobalt