Tag: Cobalt

19 OCT

Cypriot airline Cobalt Air collapses – what should you do if your flights are cancelled?

Cobalt Air has announced it is ceasing operations and all flights and services provided by the Cypriot airline will be cancelled. The carrier’s website is now down and simply displays a message alerting users to its collapse. “Cobalt regrets to announce that it will be cancelling all Flights as of 23:50pm on October 17, 2018 […]

18 OCT

Cobalt Air COLLAPSES disrupting thousands of holidaymakers’ flights to Cyprus and Greece

Cobalt Air ceased operation from late last night and has announced all flights and services provided by the Cypriot airline will be cancelled. Cobalt informed the Cyprus Ministry of Transport at 9pm on Wednesday night it would be closing down shortly after midnight on Thursday. The carrier’s website is now down and simply displays a […]

23 MAR

What if China corners the cobalt market?

COBALT derives its name from Kobold, a mischievous German goblin who, according to legend, lurks underground. For centuries it vexed medieval miners by lookinglike a valuable ore that subsequently turned into worthless—and sometimes noxious—rubble. Once again it is threatening to cause trouble, this time in the growing market for batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), each […]

27 FEB

Kavanagh, O’Brien fined over cobalt

TRAINERS Mark Kavanagh and Danny O’Brien have been fined $ 4000 and $ 8000 respectively at the end of the long-running cobalt case. Justice Garde of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal delivered his decision on penalty on Tuesday after the two were originally disqualified by racing authorities for the administration of cobalt to horses […]

10 JAN

New rechargeable batteries that use iron instead of cobalt could be a game changer for electric cars

Thomson Reuters Every month there are dozens of exciting potential discoveries in battery technology. Iron — a common metal —has taken a surprising lead as a candidate to replace expensive cobalt.  It would be a dull month if a new rechargeable battery project didn’t make headlines amid all the excitement surrounding electric cars. This month’s […]

24 SEP

In shift towards electric vehicles, Volkswagen looking for cobalt contracts

Enlarge / This photo, taken on May 31, 2015 near a mine between Lubumbashi and Kolwezi, shows a man carrying a bag of minerals as people separate cobalt from sand and rock in a lake. AFP PHOTO / FEDERICO SCOPPA (credit: Getty Images) Volkswagen is looking for serious, long-term contracts with cobalt producers, according to […]