March 31, 2021

Biden’s EV plan throws fuel on already hot car-charging sector

Biden on Wednesday proposed spending $174 billion to promote EVs and increase the number of charging stations by 12-fold.

March 31, 2021

Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura

Vale said it will have a supply contract with the Trafigura-led consortium to off-take part of the nickel produced there.

March 31, 2021

BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining

They are the first global companies to have signed up a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed.

March 30, 2021

Eramet board backs CEO for new term after shareholder tussle

Eramet's board unanimously agreed to propose that Christel Bories be renewed for a second four-year term.

March 30, 2021

Nornickel board calls on shareholders to discuss proposed change to dividend policy

Nornickel's dividend policy is set under an agreement between Interros Holding, controlled by Vladimir Potanin, and Rusal.

March 30, 2021

Nornickel expects full production at Oktyabrsky mine in first half of May

Production at the Taimyrsky mine, which has also been affected by water, would begin in June.

March 29, 2021

Envy Global removes managing director charged in nickel fraud

Singapore commodity trader has removed Ng Yu Zhi from his role as managing director following investigations by authorities into the firm's nickel trading.

March 29, 2021

Rusal open for talks over Nornickel dividend

The board of directors at Nornickel, in which Rusal holds a 27.8% stake, will discuss its 2030 investment strategy and dividend guidelines on March 29.

March 29, 2021

Sumitomo says Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar resumed March 23

Project had been shut since March last year due to the covid-19 pandemic.

March 29, 2021

Nornickel stops water inflows at two Arctic mines

The Oktyabrsky and Taymirskiy mines account for 36% of ore mined by the company in Russia.