The Institute

Cobalt Development Institute Objectives

There has been some form of the Cobalt Development Institute in existence since 1957. Formed in 1982, the present Institute is an international organisation of a wholly non-profit making character. It is an association of producers, users and traders of cobalt with the objectives of:

• Promoting the responsible use of cobalt in all forms.
• Consulting organisations, agencies and governments for research or investigations on all matters concerning cobalt.
• Providing members with topical information on all cobalt matters including health & safety and environmental legislation plus regulatory affairs possibly affecting their interests.
• Promoting co-operation between members and providing a forum for the exchange of information concerning the resources, production and uses of cobalt.

Membership of the Institute may be Full (voting) or Associate (non-voting). Currently, we have 44 members from 18 countries including all the major cobalt producers.