Last week, the overall cobalt industry continued its weak and stable trend, with price ranges for various products showing limited changes. Market sentiment was boosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) announcement to reclaim unused export quotas from the first half of the year, leading to a pick-up in inquiry activity, although actual transactions have not yet seen significant volume expansion. In terms of cobalt salts, mainstream offers for cobalt sulfate remained stable, while some producers concluded orders at discounted prices. Cobalt chloride saw limited trading due to persistently weak demand for Co3O4 and the substitution effect from cheaper cobalt sulfate, maintaining the overall bottom-consolidation pattern. For electrolytic cobalt, spot prices edged up slightly from low levels, with traders gradually resuming making quotations.