We think that the proposed ban on exporting cobalt concentrates by the largest producing country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), will be deferred again at the end of this year. As a result, supply will continue to outstrip demand and cobalt prices are likely to fall by a fifth, from $26,000 per tonne at present to around $21,000 by the end of 2014.
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