EGC and Trafigura transport copper and cobalt to global markets via the Lobito Atlantic Railway.

Published: Feb 10, 2026 17:40

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The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) state-owned cobalt company, EGC, and the commodity trader Trafigura recently completed the first shipment of copper and cobalt products to the international market via the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR), marking a significant advancement in the logistics system for DRC's ore exports. The Lobito Railway, approximately 1,300 kilometers long, connects the deep-water port of Lobito on Angola's Atlantic coast to the DRC border city of Luau and further extends to Kolwezi, the core area of DRC's copper-cobalt resources. This reduces the land transport time from the mining area to African ports to approximately seven days, making it the shortest and most efficient route connecting DRC's mineral resources to the global market.

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