Congo copper exports hit record levels as sales to US and Europe double
XME•Concentrate exports continue despite ban
Congo also banned exports of copper and cobalt concentrates in June, although first-half exports of copper concentrate still totalled 151,202 tons, containing 50,629 tons of copper.
Eurasian Resources Group's Frontier Mining, Chinese-owned Kinsenda Copper Company, Everbright Mining and Sabwe Mining were the largest exporters of copper concentrates.
CMOC's Kisanfu mine was the largest exporter of cobalt hydroxide, shipping 24,825 tons, ahead of Glencore's KCC and ERG's Metalkol, the report showed.
Copper exports reach record in first half of 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo's copper exports hit a record in the first half of 2026, while the share shipped to the United States and Europe doubled from 2025 levels as Kinshasa pushed to diversify critical mineral exports away from China, an official report seen by Reuters showed.
