August 3, 2022

BHP to boost nickel exploration spending amid EV boom

e miner said it has the second largest nickel sulphide resource base globally, based on its land holding in the Agnew-Wiluna belt in Western Australia.

August 3, 2022

Global copper and nickel smelting slides in July, satellite data shows

Smelting activity was hit by weakness in China and the biggest mining region South America.

August 2, 2022

Nornickel reduces nickel, palladium sales in H1 as supply chains disrupted

Nornickel's first-half sales of nickel fell by 6%, palladium by 4% and platinum by 18%.

August 1, 2022

Indonesia to issue nickel export tax rules in Q3

The government is keen to take advantage of Indonesia's large deposits of nickel to eventually produce batteries for electric vehicles.

July 28, 2022

Nornickel boosts output of all key metals

Company kept its previous 2022 output forecast unchanged despite difficulties posed by Western sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine.

July 27, 2022

Elon Musk crafts new master plan before Tesla pulls off the old one

Before readers of Musk’s next plan get their hopes up about all he intends to achieve, this track record suggests cautious optimism is warranted.

July 26, 2022

Race to secure battery metals heats up as GM, Ford ink deals

General Motors announced three deals Tuesday for supplies of raw materials needed for its EV fleet.

July 26, 2022

Environmental groups ask Tesla to stop nickel plans in Indonesia

Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, offered Tesla the opportunity to invest in an end-to-end EV supply chain

July 22, 2022

LME won’t ban Nornickel’s metal as Russian firm isn’t under UK sanctions

The LME said it was continuing to assess the sanctions Britain imposed in June on Potanin, known as Russia's "Nickel King".

July 22, 2022

UPDATE: Knotty nickel supply chain highly exposed to new price shocks

Volatile market reeling from a big short gone wrong can blow up if West imposes sanctions on Russia. And don’t expect Indonesia to fill in gaps anytime soon.