Swiss Glencore contracting entity named by Cobalt Blue for a future DRC KCC cobalt-hydroxide feedstock supply; kept separate from Glencore AG.
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Cobalt Blue disclosed a signed contract for Glencore International AG to supply KCC-origin cobalt hydroxide to its planned Kwinana refinery for three years from commercial start. No deliveries are established.
Glencore International AG ... provide cobalt hydroxide feedstock ... sourced from Kamoto Copper Company
KCC had copper and cobalt offtake prepayments from Glencore International AG, proving a historical direct commercial arrangement; the US$4.45 billion figure covers both metals and is not a cobalt value.
KML entered offtake agreements for Glencore International AG to buy all KCC copper and cobalt production.
KCC owed Glencore International AG about US$4.45 billion for copper and cobalt offtake prepayments as at 1 January 2018.