Lobby organisation
Cobalt Institute
Business group · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Cobalt Institute appears in 36 declared MEP meetings (24 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The Cobalt Institute (CI) is a non-profit trade association composed of producers, users, recyclers, and traders of cobalt. We promote the sustainable and responsible production and use of cobalt in all its forms. The Cobalt Institute acts as a knowledge centre for governments, agencies, industry, academia, the media and civil society on all matters concerning cobalt.”
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“The CI represents the voice of the cobalt industry on all cobalt related issues and challenges including health, safety and environment, sustainability and responsible sourcing, among others. The Cobalt Institute also promotes co-operation between all stakeholders and provides a mechanism for the development and dissemination of independent information concerning the resources, production and uses of cobalt.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 36 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (13 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Elena Donazzan | Incontro conoscitivo, materie prime, supply-chain e prontezza della difesa |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Hana Jalloul Muro | Critical Raw Materials |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Hana Jalloul Muro | Developments on Critical Raw Materials |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Bart Groothuis | Trade |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Pietro Fiocchi | tematiche ambientali |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Marit Maij | High-level event "The Geopolitics of Raw Materials" | 4 March at 17:30 | SPINELLI 5E2 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Liesbet Sommen | Working visit Umicore and Jervois Finland Cobalt refinery and manufacturing facilities |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Hana Jalloul Muro | Critical Raw Materials |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Miriam Lexmann | Critical Raw Materials |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Radan Kanev | The circular effects on the Colbalt industry and their role in competitiveness for Europe. |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Hildegard Bentele | Cobalt Industry |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Hildegard Bentele | Cobalt |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Grégory Allione | Echange en préparation de rapport Shadow sur CMRD6 |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Hana Jalloul Muro | UE and Critical Raw Materials |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Aura Salla | Cobalt industry, challenges it faces and policy options to enhance EU competitiveness |
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