March 8, 2022 With eye on metal prices, US cautious on possible sanctions of Usmanov companies The United States last week imposed sanctions on the billionaire as part of several rounds of measures Washington has taken.
March 8, 2022 LME halts nickel trading after unprecedented 250% spike The frenzied move was the largest-ever on the LME.
March 8, 2022 Nickel price surge past $100,000 leaves big short with big trouble The ferocity of the price action over the last 24 hours speaks to a forced liquidation of positions, a buy-back in a liquidity vacuum, writes Andy Home.
March 8, 2022 Nickel price surge may have Vale reworking its base metal calculations Prices have doubled in the past five trading days as intensifying fears over Russian supplies leave buyers exposed to a historic squeeze.
March 8, 2022 Nickel short seller could take $8 billion hit after price soars past $100,000 a tonne A massive squeeze pushed nickel prices up by as much as 250%, the most extraordinary surge in the 145-year history of the LME.
March 7, 2022 In charts: EV metal demand accelerated in the second half of 2021 Surging EV sales in the Asia Pacific region brings a wall of metals demand.
March 7, 2022 Canada forges new EV supply chain path in bid to secure growth The country hopes to capitalize on its supply of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, including nickel, lithium and graphite, to attract investors.
March 7, 2022 GM ramps up EV push with plans to make battery materials in Canada General Motors and South Korea's POSCO will build a $400 million facility to produce battery materials in Canada.
March 7, 2022 Ukraine invasion sets back Musk’s dream for cheaper EVs, for now Rising prices of nickel, lithium and other materials threaten to slow and even temporarily reverse the long-term trend of falling costs of batteries.
March 7, 2022 Nickel price jumps 30% to 15-year high Metal price jumped as fears of major disruptions to supplies due to financial sanctions on Russia fuelled a buying frenzy.
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