Tesla inks secret multi-year nickel supply deal with Vale
The deal is one of several the electric vehicles giant has forged over the last year to secure supply of battery metals.
From VW to JPMorgan, the unlikely cast behind nickel’s big squeeze
Getting to the bottom of who did what, when, and why, could take months or years.
LME to hold independent review into nickel crisis
The LME suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50%.
Nickel paralysis deepens as battered LME market barely trades
The market has remained in near-paralysis, even on days when prices have been trading within the 15% daily limit.
Inomin shares up on intercepts at Beaver nickel-cobalt project in British Columbia
In all, the 2021 drill program consisted of five holes and covered 716 metres.
Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel demand for battery use at 410,000t in 2022
Global demand for nickel used in batteries is expected to rise more than 20% this year.
Metal Energy earns 49% of former Manibridge nickel mine
The Manibridge project is thought to have numerous high-grade ore zones within a mineralized envelope.
Britishvolt and Bakrie’s VKTR team up for sustainable EV battery nickel
The deal comes at a time of surging raw materials prices, exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
LME nickel price limps back but tensions are not going away
Low stocks and falling liquidity may be a harbinger of what the LME market will look like in a couple of months time, writes Andy Home.
Nickel market still broken as price swings wildly on low volume
Since reopening on March 16, Friday was only the second day that the nickel market remained within the LME’s new daily price limits.
