Home: Indonesia’s nickel boom is a win for resource nationalism
Mined production last year was 771,000 tonnes, twice as much as the world’s second largest producer the Philippines.
Nickel price: Fitch upgrades forecast on long-term uptrend
Rising near-term supplies are the primary driver for a bearish 2021 price outlook.
Canada Nickel’s Crawford project to produce 93% less CO2 emissions than industry average
A study by Skarn Associates shows that the Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in Ontario is set to produce 2.05 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of nickel-equivalent production over its 25-year mine life.
Trudeau’s EV ambitions need strategic shift, nickel CEO says
The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the importance of securing supplies on a regional level and further strengthen western countries’ desire to end reliance on China.
Cobalt, nickel price: Rapid LFP uptake dents EV bull case
Global per-vehicle use of nickel and cobalt has fallen by a fifth over the past year – in China, it’s down by more than 40%.
Global palladium deficit to widen in 2021 – Nornickel
The world's largest palladium producer plans to partly compensate for the deficit from its stockpiles left from 2020.
Nornickel hires new production chief
Company has hired Sergey Stepanov, former CEO at titanium producer VSMPO, as senior vice president in charge of production.
Huayou, EVE Energy to start $2bn nickel-cobalt smelter in Indonesia
Several other Chinese-backed nickel plants are under construction in Indonesia.
China’s Lygend starts milestone nickel project in Indonesia
Company and its Indonesian partner Harita Group plan to build other projects on Obi island to make nickel sulphate.
EV Metal Index jumps 85% in a month despite nickel, cobalt price drop
MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars sets new monthly record despite retreat in nickel, cobalt prices and declining per vehicle usage.
