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Scornful report on high-tech cobalt supply chains could prove a boon to Western producers

A report released this week by advocacy group Amnesty International has revealed human rights abuses by one of the world’s largest cobalt producers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising the possibility of accelerating a looming supply gap.
The report also implicated several multinational companies of not doing enough due diligence on their supply chains and allowing so-called ‘conflict minerals’ into their products as a result.