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Batteries can power sustainable development. Here’s how

Publication: The European StingDate: 23 January 2019Authors: Benedikt Sobotka, Chief Executive Officer, Eurasian Resources Group & Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer, BASF There is a growing need for mobility – worldwide. By 2025, there will be approximately 1.5 billion cars on the roads. Electromobility, especially in combination…

ERG at WEF, Davos

Media: CNBC Africa Topic: Opportunities, challenges of doing business in Africa – Eurasian Resources Group CEO Date: 22 January 2019 At the World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos, Benedikt Sobotka (ERG’s CEO) spoke to CNBC Africa about how ERG plays an integral part in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, particularly through its operations and the commodities…

ERG implements a blockchain solution on the IBM Blockchain Platform to support its Clean Cobalt Framework at Metalkol RTR

Metalkol RTR – located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – is a reprocessing plant for historic copper and cobalt tailings from previous mining operations. The facility is nearing 100% operation, and at full capacity it will supply 24,000 t/y of cobalt to the global market, sufficient to power more than 3 million…

Metalkol RTR joins Cobalt Institute

Publication: Engineering News Date: 9 January 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia Eurasian Resources Group’s Metalkol RTR reprocessing plant is now a member of the Cobalt Institute. Metalkol RTR is a major reprocessing plant for historic cobalt and copper tailings from previous mining operations in the Haut-Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The hydrometallurgical facility is set to…