EU fights Indonesia’s export restrictions on raw materials
BRUSSELS – EU has requested the establishment of a panel at the World Trade Organization to seek the elimination of
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Canada Nickel to use Glencore’s Kidd Concentrator
TORONTO – Canada Nickel Company Inc. has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Glencore Canada Corporation to examine
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AMY achieves 99.7% extraction of lithium-ion battery material
SURREY, B.C., CANADA – American Manganese Inc. (AMY) has reported that the RecycLiCo pilot plant leach stages achieved 99.7% extraction
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High purity nickel-cobalt hydroxide recovery
American Manganese Inc. has reported on the successful recovery of high purity (99.98%) nickel-cobalt hydroxide from the NCA cathode scrap
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TechMet gets investment to produce technology metals
DUBLIN/WASHINGTON DC – The US International Development Finance Corporation has made a $25 million investment into TechMet Ltd, a private
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Sumitomo wants to bring Ambatovy Nickel back on stream
JAPAN – Sumitomo has recently publicized that it intends to resume operations in February 2021 at its 54% owned Ambatovy
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Vale launches new attempt to sell nickel mine
CANADA – Vale has announced that its subsidiary Vale Canada Limited (VCL) has entered into exclusivity for 30 days with
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Nickel demand is driven by EV batteries manufacturers
Based on a report published by McKinsey & Company, global demand for nickel is expected to increase from 2.2 million
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Vale increases its nickel and copper production
Vale reports that production of finished nickel was of 47.1 kt in 3Q2020, while sales volumes reached 58.2 kt, an
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NASA prices metallic asteroid at $10,000 quadrillion
NASA believes asteroid “16 Psyche”, which is orbiting the Sun, might contain metals worth $10,000 quadrillion ($10 quintillion, that’s $10,000,000,000,000,000,000
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Nickel rallies amid Chinese stainless steel recovery
Nickel, like most commodities in 2020 has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures. According to
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Anglo American reports on base metals production
Anglo American, in its production report for the third quarter ended 30 September 2020, says its copper production increased by
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Anglo American continues its strong operational recovery
Anglo American, in its production report for the third quarter ended 30 September 2020, says its copper production increased by
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Electric cars and Formula E powered by nickel
During the recent ‘battery day’ event held by Tesla, Musk called on resources companies to increase their nickel production, to
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