Troll DebunkingOur resident troll claims China is avoiding nickel. Facts are complete opposite :
"2. Signs that nickel is going to be in battery chemistries. Note that China is avoiding nickel."
Facts:
"Chinese companies are at the heart of this industrial revolution and China’s nickel imports have started reflecting the changes underway. Imports of Indonesian matte, a form of nickel now being tailored to the battery chain’s requirements, went from zero in 2021 to 168,000 tonnes in 2022.
Shipments of Indonesian intermediate products such as nickel oxide and mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) leaped to 460,000 tonnes from just 56,000 tonnes in 2021.
The flow of Indonesian NPI to China continues to mushroom, up another 72% last year at 5.4 million tonnes.
With investment still pouring into Indonesia, including from Western producers and battery makers playing catch-up with Chinese players, the country’s nickel boom shows no signs of ending any time soon.
https://www.mining.com/web/column-nickels-electric-dreams-turn-into-a-pricing-nightmare/