On the evening of August 5, local time, the Congolese Association of Chinese Mining Enterprises issued a clarifying statement, clearly stating that “false reports” have recently appeared on the Internet and industry channels that the uranium content of cobalt products produced by Chinese enterprises in southeastern Congo exceeds the standard. The relevant remarks mislead market perceptions, disrupt the normal business order of the industry, and adversely affect the reputation of Chinese mining enterprises and the international trade reputation of cobalt products in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The statement said that after thorough verification by the Association, none of the cobalt products mined, processed, or exported by any Chinese mining enterprise in the southeastern part of the Congo that normally produces and operates has exceeded the standard uranium content. All member companies strictly abide by Congolese mining regulations and general international trade testing standards. In the early morning of August 6, the Chinese Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo also issued this clarifying statement.

On the evening of August 5, local time, the Congolese Association of Chinese Mining Enterprises issued a clarifying statement, clearly stating that “false reports” have recently appeared on the Internet and industry channels that the uranium content of cobalt products produced by Chinese enterprises in southeastern Congo exceeds the standard. The relevant remarks mislead market perceptions, disrupt the normal business order of the industry, and adversely affect the reputation of Chinese mining enterprises and the international trade reputation of cobalt products in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The statement said that after thorough verification by the Association, none of the cobalt products mined, processed, or exported by any Chinese mining enterprise in the southeastern part of the Congo that normally produces and operates has exceeded the standard uranium content. All member companies strictly abide by Congolese mining regulations and general international trade testing standards. In the early morning of August 6, the Chinese Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo also issued this clarifying statement.