The DRC’s strategic minerals regulator ARECOMS replaced its 2025 cobalt export ban with a quota system, capping exports at 96,600 tonnes annually for both 2026 and 2027 — roughly half of 2024 export volumes. Of the total, 87,000 tonnes is allocated pro rata to producers based on historical export volumes, while 9,600 tonnes is held in a discretionary ARECOMS strategic reserve for nationally significant projects. The framework, formalized as ARECOMS Decision No. 004/2025, is designed to support prices and push miners toward greater domestic value capture in a country that supplies roughly 70% of global cobalt.
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