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    Cell Phone Batteries a Source of Cobalt

    Charlotte McLeod
    Nov. 14, 2013 11:20AM PST
    Battery Metals Investing

    MetalBulletin reported that Li Jianzhong, general manager of Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd. (SHE:300073), said at a Chengdu-based conference that Chinese cobalt smelters can use cell phone batteries as a source of the metal.

    MetalBulletin reported that Li Jianzhong, general manager of Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd. (SHE:300073), said at a Chengdu-based conference that Chinese cobalt smelters can use cell phone batteries as a source of the metal.

    As quoted in the market news:

    Used mobile phones as a source of cobalt metal is almost completely untapped, Li said at a conference in Chengdu, where Chinese cobalt smelters also kicked off negotiations with global miners for 2014 raw material supply.

    Click here to read the full MetalBulletin report.

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