How has demand for cobalt changed since 2000 and how is it expected to change in the future?

Since its discovery in 1735, there has been a growing interest in cobalt and its use in modern day applications. Here, Ben Stafford, Materials Science Expert at online materials search engine, Matmatch, explains why cobalt has become pivotal to the wide adoption of electric vehicles and the development of the next generation of electronic devices.

While cobalt compounds have been used for centuries, it was Swedish chemist Georg Brandt who was credited with identifying the metal and showing how the element was responsible for the color in blue glass. Cobalt became the first metal to be discovered since prehistoric times, with metals like copper and gold having no recorded discoverers.

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