Ebola outbreak: Nearly 1,000 people killed in Congo

The trace

How it reaches your house.

Starting from Cobalt Ore (DRC), we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.

1. First impact

   Cobalt Ore (DRC) →Delays

   CMOC Group3993.HK

   CMOC is a major DRC cobalt buyer/producer with a large exposed share, and Reuters reported Ebola-related travel and staff movement disruptions that can delay project timelines even though direct mine stoppages have not yet been reported.

   47% confidence

   Cobalt Ore (DRC) →Delays

   GlencoreGLEN.L

   Glencore’s Katanga cobalt operations are exposed to the same DRC travel, logistics, and labor-mobility frictions from the Ebola outbreak, so the near-term effect is a modest delay risk rather than a confirmed output shortage.

   44% confidence