Cobalt Institute

The Cobalt Institute (CI) is a non-profit trade association composed of producers, users, recyclers, and traders of cobalt.

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Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Radan Kanev (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2025 · The circular effects on the Colbalt industry and their role in competitiveness for Europe.

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2025 · Cobalt Industry

Meeting with Joan Canton (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

25 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views related to the proposed occupational exposure limit for Cobalt and related initiatives

Response to Circular Economy Act

5 Nov 2025

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament) and Umicore

4 Nov 2025 · Cobalt

Meeting with Grégory Allione (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Oct 2025 · Echange en préparation de rapport Shadow sur CMRD6

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of substances and setting limit values in its Annexes I, III and IIIa

21 Oct 2025

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

2 Oct 2025 · Implementation of the Steel and Metals Action Plan

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and Flint Europe

26 Aug 2025 · Discussion on current challenges of the Cobalt raw material sector and relevant EU initiatives

Meeting with Hana Jalloul Muro (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

26 Aug 2025 · UE and Critical Raw Materials

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies

29 Jul 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan

28 Jul 2025

Meeting with Elena Donazzan (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jun 2025 · Incontro sui temi relativi alle materie prime, con focus sul cobalto

Meeting with Hana Jalloul Muro (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jun 2025 · Critical Raw Materials

Meeting with Adam Romanowski (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič), Charlotte Merlier (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

7 May 2025 · Cobalt Industry

Meeting with Kamil Talbi (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen)

25 Mar 2025 · Cobalt

Meeting with Majdouline Sbai (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Mar 2025 · CRM DRC

Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

6 Mar 2025 · critical raw material

Meeting with Hilde Vautmans (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Mar 2025 · Cobalt industry in Europe

Meeting with Hana Genorio (Cabinet of Commissioner Jozef Síkela), Riccardo Rossi (Cabinet of Commissioner Jozef Síkela)

6 Mar 2025 · Value of cobalt value chain; critical Raw Material

Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

19 Feb 2025 · Revision of the Directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work

Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

27 Jan 2025 · Circular Economy and Critical Raw Materials

Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Jan 2025 · Critical raw materials

Meeting with Borys Budka (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

22 Jan 2025 · Critical Raw Materials

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the methodology for calculation and verification of rates for recycling efficiency and recovery of materials from waste batteries, and the format for the documentation.

18 Oct 2024

Meeting with Bart Groothuis (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · Critical raw materials

Meeting with Iuliu Winkler (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Sept 2024 · CRM act & trade policy priorities

Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Sept 2024 · Critical minerals

Meeting with Miriam Lexmann (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Implementation of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Sept 2024 · Critical Raw Materials

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries

24 May 2024

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

16 Apr 2024 · Discussion on the implementation of the Critical Raw Materials Act

Meeting with Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

23 Jan 2024 · EU and supply chain for cobalt

Meeting with Ruud Kempener (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)

14 Jul 2023 · Introductory meeting with the Cobalt Institute to discuss the cobalt industry’s views on the Critical Raw Materials Act

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

30 May 2023 · Meeting on Critical raw materials

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

12 May 2023 · Critical Raw Materials Act

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020

2 May 2023

Meeting with Pierre-Arnaud Proux (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

9 Feb 2023 · Raw materials, chemical legislation

Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

8 Feb 2023 · Critical Raw Materials Act

Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

22 Nov 2022

Meeting with Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Brussels

21 Sept 2022 · Critical raw materials

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

8 Apr 2022 · Responsible minerals, due diligence, forced labour

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

8 Jun 2021 · Batteries Regulation

Response to Revision of the Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

28 May 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020

26 Feb 2021

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions on an EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027

13 Nov 2020

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work.

9 Nov 2020

Meeting with Maria Arena (Member of the European Parliament)