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Russia fears light fire under nickel price

Frik Els | April 18, 2018 | 10:31 am Base Metals Precious Metals Europe Aluminum Copper Nickel Palladium 

Nickel surged to a more than three-year high amid growing fears that Russia's Norilsk Nickel, top producer of the metal, could be the next victim of US sanctions against Russia that has already caused chaos on aluminum markets. Nickel, used primarily...

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