E-car batteries: Nickel from Indonesia instead of Russia
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. Joko Widodo's popularity limited […]
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Palladium Challenge 2021
The Institute for Rare Earths and Metals AG supports the Palladium Challenge 2021 Nornickel, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, announces the start of the Palladium Challenge, a competition with prize money of USD 350.000, which in partnership with the International Precious Metals Institute [...]
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ISE - Nickel - Production, Occurrence, Use
ISE - Nickel - Production, Occurrence, Use Nickel occurs in nature primarily as oxides, sulfides and silicates. Nickel is the fifth most abundant element on earth, with the highest concentrations in the core and the lowest concentrations in the earth's crust. Nickel ores are mined in 33 countries on all continents and prevented in 30 countries or [...]
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