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Cobalt - A Global Market Perspective

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The global market structure for cobalt has changed drastically over the past few years. New end-use applications and large number of cobalt producers have emerged in the market, along with the continuous rise in the price of the commodity. Cobalt is now being manufactured separately, unlike the previous years, where the product was the result of various by-product operations. Cobalt is used in mobile phone batteries, false limbs, automobile rechargeable batteries, catalyst in industrial processes and fighter jets.

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CONTENTS

1. METHODOLOGY 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW 4

Outlook Remains Positive 4

Growth in Aerospace Industry Drives Demand for Cobalt 5

Current & Future Analysis 5

3. PRODUCTION SCENARIO 6

4. PRICING SCENARIO 9

Prices to Come Down in 2009 9

Alternative Metals Send Alarming Signals 10

5. PRODUCT FACTS 10

6. SELECT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 11

ONCOlog to Receive Milestone Payments for Cobalt Technology 11

Escher Develops New Imaging Technology 11

Superconductors Using Layered Cobalt Oxides 11

Cytec Develops Innovative Amino Resin Process 12

7. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 12

Katanga Mining Merges with Nikanor 12

Castle to Take Over Major Cobalt Mining Camp 12

UC RUSAL Completes Acquisition of Major Interest in OJSC MMC 13

Caledonia Inks Fourth Agreement with Chinese Refiner 13

Caledonia Inks Two Agreements with Chinese Refineries 13

LCM Plans to Expand Baluba Operations 14

CAMEC Resumes Work in Mukondo Cobalt Mine 14

RMMI Invests in Cobalt and Copper Mines of Congo 14

SRMI Resumes Operations in Tubay 15

CAMEC Proposed Plans to Acquire Stake in DRC 15

Strike Minerals Acquires Additional Units in Mining Claim Blocks 15

Xstrata Alloys to Acquire De Wildt Project from Nkwe Platinum 16

Vale to Acquire Mining Rights of Mineracao Apolo 16

Dalian Xinyang Signs Contract with Shengbao Group and Shengbao

Mining 16

Benton Resources Acquires Two Projects in Labrador 17

Talvivaara Mining Company Signs Contract with Norilsk Nickel 17

Hunan Nonferrous Signs a Contract with Compass 17

Anhua Cobalt Commences Construction on Cobalt Smelting Facility 18

China Metallurgical Group Signs Joint Venture Agreement with

Chinese Entities 18

Avalloy Opens First Superalloy Plant in South Africa 19

OM Group Divests its Nickel Assets to MMC Norilsk 19

Silver Shield Announces Acquisition of Silver/Cobalt Deposits 19

Anvil Acquires 15% Mining Rights in Kinsevere-Nambulwa Deposits 20

CAMEC to Acquire Galico 20

Lundin Mining Announces the Acquisition of Tenke 21

CAMEC to Acquire Katanga Mining 21

CVRD Undergoes Name Change 22

Nordion Enters into an Agreement with Russian Nuclear Reactor 22

Sherritt Concludes Plan of Arrangement with Dynatec 22

Freeport-McMoRan Acquires Phelps Dodge 22

ThyssenKrupp Merges with Precision 23

Norilsk Acquires 97% of LionOre Stock 23

AMP Sells Reinsurance and General Insurance Operation 23

Gansu Jinchuan Group Signs Framework Agreement with Metals X 24

Strike Acquires Cobalt Property in Kittson 24

Highlands Pacific to Sell Interest in Ramu Project 24

Norilsk's Tati Refinery to be Used Globally 25

8. MAJOR PLAYERS 25

Caledonia Mining Corporation (Canada) 25

Chambishi Metals Plc (Zambia) 25

Compagnie de Tifnout Tighanimine (Morocco) 25

Eramet SA (France) 26

Eurotungstene Poudres SA (France) 26

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (North America) 26

H. C. Starck GmbH & Co., KG (Germany) 26

Minara Resources Limited (Australia) 27

MMC Norilsk Nickel Group (Russia) 27

Nanjing Hanrui Cobalt Co. Ltd. (China) 27

OM Group Inc. (USA) 27

Osram Sylvania (USA) 27

QNI Pty Ltd. (Australia) 27

Sherritt International Corporation (Canada) 28

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (Japan) 28

Umicore (Belgium) 28

Vale Inco (Canada) 29

Xstrata Plc (Switzerland) 29

Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) 29

9. MARKET ANALYTICS 30

10. THE UNITED STATES 40

Cobalt Reserves 41

A Review of Trade Scenario 41

Exports 41

Imports 42

11. CANADA 44

Production 44

Trade Scenario 44

Exports 44

Imports 45

12. JAPAN 47

Production 47

13. EUROPE 49

a. France 52

b. Germany 53

c. Italy 54

d. The United Kingdom 55

e. Rest of Europe 56

14. ASIA-PACIFIC 57

a. China 59

b. Rest of Asia-Pacific 62

15. REST OF WORLD 64

EXHIBITS

Table 1: World Cobalt Mine Production by Country - 2007 (in

Metric Tons)

Table 2: World Cobalt Reserves and Resource Base - 2007

Table 3: World Refined Cobalt Production by Region - 2007 (in

Tonnes)

Table 4: Leading Producers in the World Refined by Production

Capacity Cobalt Market - 2007

Table 5: Market Shares of Leading Cobalt Battery Manufacturers

in the World - 2005

Table 6: Global Cobalt Market by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Global Cobalt Market by

Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 8: Global Market for Cobalt in Adhesives and Dryers by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Adhesives and Dryers by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 10: Global Market for Cobalt in Batteries by Region for

the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Batteries by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 12: Global Market for Cobalt in Catalysts by Region for

the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Catalysts by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 14: Global Market for Cobalt in Cemented Carbides by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Cemented Carbides by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 16: Global Market for Cobalt in Hard-Facing & Other

Alloys by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric

Tons)

Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Hard-Facing & Other Alloys by Region for the Years 2008 &

2012

Table 18: Global Market for Cobalt in Magnets by Region for

the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Magnets by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 20: Global Market for Cobalt in Super Alloys by Region

for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Super Alloys by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 22: Global Market for Cobalt in Specialty Chemicals by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Specialty Chemicals by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 24: Global Market for Cobalt in Pigments by Region for

the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 25: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Pigments by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 26: Global Market for Cobalt in Other Applications by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Cobalt in

Other Applications by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of US Cobalt Exports by

Country - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of US Cobalt Ores and

Concentrates Exports by Country - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of US Cobalt Oxides and

Hydroxides Exports by Country - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

Table 31: Percentage Breakdown of US Cobalt Imports by

Country - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of US Cobalt Ores and

Concentrates Imports by Country - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

Table 33: Percentage Breakdown of US Cobalt Oxides and

Hydroxides Imports by Country - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

Table 34: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in the US:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 35: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 36: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Cobalt Exports by

Country - 2007

Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Cobalt Oxides and

Hydroxides Exports by Country - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

Table 38: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Cobalt Imports by

Country - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

Table 39: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Cobalt Oxides and

Hydroxides Imports by Country - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

Table 40: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in Canada:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 41: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 42: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in Japan: 2007-2015

(Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 43: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 44: European Cobalt Exports by Select Country - 2006 (in

Tonnes)

Table 45: European Cobalt Imports by Select Country - 2006 (in

Tonnes)

Table 46: Cobalt Market by Region in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales

in Metric Tons)

Table 47: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by Region in

Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 48: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in Europe:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 49: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 50: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in France:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 51: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 52: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in Germany:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 53: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 54: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in Italy:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 55: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 56: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in the UK:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 57: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in the UK for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 58: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 59: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 60: Cobalt Market by Region in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015

(Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 61: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by Region in

Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 62: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in Asia-Pacific:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 63: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 64: Chinese Cobalt Shipments - 2006

Table 65: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in China: 2007-2015

(Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 66: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in China for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 67: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of

Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 68: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in Rest of Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 69: Cobalt Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of World:

2007-2015 (Sales in Metric Tons)

Table 70: Percentage Breakdown of Cobalt Market by End-Use

Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2008 & 2012

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