Congolese cobalt processor documented as a Huayou subsidiary and historical supplier to China.
Sources support the description and the individual connections below. Publication and checking dates refer to the evidence, not a guarantee of current operations.
Reported means the cited source describes the relationship at its evidence date. Historical relationships refer to an earlier period. Announced agreements may not have been implemented. None of these labels confirms that trade continues today.
Amnesty documented cobalt hydroxide processed in Lubumbashi and shipped to Huayou in Zhejiang via Durban, citing company documents through 2014.
CDM is a wholly and directly owned subsidiary of Huayou Cobalt.
Amnesty’s 2016 investigation documented CDM as a wholly owned Huayou subsidiary; this ownership claim is retained with its historical date.
Huayou Cobalt supplies cobalt to three lithium-ion battery component manufacturers Ningbo Shanshan and Tianjin Bamo from China and L&F Materials from South Korea.
CDM is a wholly and directly owned subsidiary of Huayou Cobalt.
Named among Kasulo’s principal buyers by the 2025 report. Volumes, contract terms and current purchasing are not established.
CDM et THOMAS sont les principaux acheteurs des produits de Kasulo.