GEM Co., a Chinese battery-metal producer, and Vale’s Indonesian unit signed an agreement to build a $1.42-billion nickel plant in the Southeast Asian nation, highlighting the country’s drive to boost processing.

China will step up efforts to support domestic exploration of lithium, cobalt, and nickel resources and bolster national resource security, under a draft plan released on Wednesday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Copper Concentrate Export Ban Set for 2025, Ministry of Industry Announces Expectations

ANTAM: Nickel ore production in the third quarter was 3.12 million wet tons, an increase of 13.71% quarter-on-quarter

Inomin, Sumitomo partner on British Columbia nickel project

In September, New Caledonia exported 59,400 wet tons of nickel ore to China

Sumitomo resumes production at Madagascar’s nickel project

Glencore: Third Quarter 2024 Production Report