China's 2026 refined cobalt output to fall 14.5% on year, Antaike says

Oct 15 (Reuters) — China's refined cobalt production in 2026 will fall by 14.5% from the year before to 148,000 metric tons, Xu Aidong, chief expert at state-backed researcher Antaike told delegates at a conference in Wenzhou. China's refined cobalt consumption this year is forecast to drop by 6.7% from the prior year to 154,000 tons, Xu said. (Reporting by Amy Lv and Lewis Jackson; Editing by Christopher Cushing) ((Amy.Lv@thomsonreuters.com;)