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DRC export controls and processing ambitions are presented as attempts to exercise producer-country power.

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Alec PopperResponsible Sourcing & Sustainability Officer · Cobalt InstituteLinkedIn ↗

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Alec PopperResponsible Sourcing & Sustainability Officer · Cobalt InstituteLinkedIn ↗

DRC export controls and processing ambitions are presented as attempts to exercise producer-country power.

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Attributed contributors: Alec Popper. “DRC export controls and processing ambitions are presented as attempts to exercise producer-country power..” The Cleanest Ton: Critical Minerals, Trust, and the New Extractive Bargain. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 18 September 2026. Session time 14:54–16:16. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-11673b399f42

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DRC export controls and processing ambitions are presented as attempts to exercise producer-country power.

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Alec PopperResponsible Sourcing & Sustainability Officer · Cobalt InstituteLinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Control exports to influence terms and encourage domestic processing.

Limit: Policy effects and desirability are not independently established.

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