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Indonesia curbs new nickel smelters that produce intermediate materials, but will allow plants already under construction to move ahead following a government review, the Ministry of Industry said Monday. The government is driving Indonesia’s nickel industry downstream into battery-grade chemicals ...
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China’s Tsingshan Holding Group, which produces nearly one-third of the world’s stainless steel, has suspended major production lines at its Indonesian nickel smelter, the clearest sign yet that the global nickel market is buckling under glut, collapsing prices, and demand, fueling urgent calls for a moratorium on ...
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