In 2018, the Switzerland-based company, Glencore, produced approximately 42,200 metric tons of cobalt. Thus, Glencore was the company that produced the largest volume of cobalt in the world that year.
Leading cobalt producing companies worldwide in 2018 based on production volume
(in metric tons)
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