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Category: Nickel
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How Geopolitics Is Complicating the Move to Clean Energy
The fate of Indonesia’s unrivaled stocks of nickel — a critical mineral used to make batteries for electric vehicles — is caught in the conflict between the United States and China.
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China’s Nickel Plants in Indonesia Created Needed Jobs, Plus Pollution
An influx of Chinese investment into nickel-processing on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is sowing pollution while generating economic opportunity.
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Electric Cars Are Taking Off, but When Will Battery Recycling Follow?
The New York Times – Business:Many companies and investors are eager to recycle batteries but it could take a decade or more before enough used lithium-ion batteries become available.