The first nickel hydroxide product was produced from the world’s first stand-alone nickel laterite heap leaching operation.

A proposal by the European Chemicals Agency wants to classify lithium salts as dangerous for human health.

The proposal to classify the metal as a reproductive toxin could severely hurt Europe’s burgeoning EV industry, they argued.

Hedge fund Elliott Associates and Jane Street Global Trading are suing the London Metal Exchange for up to $500 million after the LME cancelled nickel trades on March 8 when prices soared to record highs above $100,000 a tonne in chaotic trade. 

“It is increasingly clear that concerns about demand are taking precedence over supply issues in the metals markets”.

Industrial metal prices have just seen their biggest quarter of falls in many years.