LME / SMM cobalt

Cobalt — grades, benchmarks and payable terms

Cobalt is the most scrutinised metal in the battery chain. KWE Metals produces cobalt from Central American ground under documented conditions, shipping ore, concentrate and cast bar.

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Cobalt is priced against LME cobalt and SMM cobalt assessments on the day of delivery, on contained cobalt after moisture.

Specification

Products
Cobalt-bearing ore, concentrate, cast bar
Typical grade
Reported as % Co with nickel and copper credits
Packaging
Bulk bags for ore and concentrate; palletised bar
Payable basis
Contained Co against LME/SMM assessment

Provenance buyers can document

Cobalt buyers increasingly need to show where their units came from. Our lots carry site of origin, sampling records and assay certificates, which supports downstream due-diligence reporting.

Environmental standard

Cobalt extraction runs under the same reclamation, lined-pad and water-handling standard as the rest of our portfolio.

Cobalt questions we are asked

Is cobalt exchange-traded with a live feed?
Cobalt trades on LME and against SMM China assessments, neither of which publishes a free real-time tick. We quote from those settlements at delivery.
Can you supply cobalt bar rather than ore?
Lot enquiries, assays and offtake terms: +1-844-593-4766, Monday to Friday 9am–5pm EST, or the enquiry form on our homepage.

Other markets

Buying specimens or small parcels? Visit the KWE Metals store.