E-car batteries: Nickel from Indonesia instead of Russia
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E-car batteries: Nickel from Indonesia instead of Russia
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E-car batteries: Nickel from Indonesia instead of Russia
The demand for nickel for cathodes will multiply by 2030. So far, the emerging EU battery industry has been dependent on Russian nickel. Because of the war in Ukraine, nickel from Indonesia is very popular. There, however, mining threatens primeval forests and isolated indigenous peoples.
Nornickel: "Too big to sanction"
Although Great Britain put Vladimir Potanin, majority owner of Nornickel and, according to the US, a close confidant of Putin, on the sanctions list in July 2022, no Western sanctions have been imposed on Nornickel himself.
E-car batteries: Nickel from Indonesia instead of Russia
The demand for nickel for cathodes will multiply by 2030. So far, the nascent EU battery industry depends on Russian nickel. Because of the war in Ukraine, nickel from Indonesia is in high demand. There, however, mining threatens primeval forests and isolated indigenous peoples.
Nornickel: "Too big to sanction
Although Great Britain put Vladimir Potanin, majority owner of Nornickel and, according to the US, a close Putin confidant, on the sanctions list in July 2022, no Western sanctions have yet been imposed on Nornickel itself.
