Impact of recent cobalt supply situation on magnetic materials and applications

This paper summarizes the principal viewpoints expressed by members of an invited panel with the above-named title. Five major topics are discussed: (1) Trends in Cobalt Supply and Demand- Sibley (2) A Supplier's Viewpoint - Betts (3) A User's Viewpoint--Telecommunications - Schlabach (4) A User's Viewpoint--Electrical Equipment - Werner (5) Possible Substitutes - Martin The panel was chaired by Chin, who provided the summary. The major sections were authored by the panelists.