— Market participants now expect nickel ore supply to gradually improve in Q2 as Indonesia mining quota approvals pick up and shipments from the Philippines recover following the monsoon season, which could …

 — Aside from aiming to increase local supply of cobalt, the EU is also aiming to create strategic partnerships outside of the bloc. For example, BMW signed in July 2020 a EUR100mn five-year sustainable cobalt supply contract with Moroccan miner Managem Group. BMW announced that the deal will cover about a fifth of its cobalt needs over the …

Both HNC and QMB have been able to leverage off the existing infrastructure and labour availability, as well as from the established ore supply routes, which have been tried and proven for saprolite ore for NPI smelting. Although much smaller scale, Lygend benefitted from being constructed at a brownfield site with existing NPI production.

The concentration in the mining sector looks different if viewed through the lens of asset ownership, with US and European companies playing a major role for copper and lithium supplies whereas Chinese companies have a greater role for nickel and cobalt production, despite these minerals being mined elsewhere (e.g. Indonesia for nickel and the ...

 — From 2022 to 2030, Indonesia has the potential to increase cobalt supply by 10 times, compared to the DRC's output rising by two-thirds, and could account for 37% of the potential mined supply...

 — We examine the relationship between electric vehicle battery chemistry and supply chain disruption vulnerability for four critical minerals: lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese. We compare the ...

 — First extraction from Eramet's Weda Bay Nickel-Cobalt Project in Indonesia. Indonesia has an abundance of Ni and Co laterite ore deposits, which form when Ni and Co bearing mafic and ultramafic rocks …

 — China-based Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt has partnered with EV battery maker EVE Energy (SZSE:300014) and others to build a US$2.08 billion nickel and cobalt smelting project in Indonesia.

 — The $1.05-billion project on Obi island in the province of North Maluku is among several cobalt-nickel HPAL plants in nickel miner Indonesia that are under the spotlight as a source of supply for ...

 — Indonesia has become the world's second-largest cobalt producer, bolstering its bid to be a big player in the electric-vehicle supply chain. Production of the battery material in the...

 — In this article we at Fitch Solutions assess Indonesia's potential along the battery supply chain. Indonesia's battery supply chain is still in its nascent stage, but the country ... However, Indonesia produces negligible amounts of cobalt (0.8% of global as of 2019 according to the USGS) and manganese ore (0.1% of global as of 2017, last ...

 — The flood of new supply from Indonesia in the past two years has overwhelmed demand at a time when metals markets are under pressure from a sputtering global economy. ... can no longer receive ore ...

 — While Indonesia is rich in laterite ore resources that are a good feedstock for Class 2 products used in steel production, it doesn't have sulfide ore resources, which in general are a good fit for producing Class 1 nickel. ... but also cobalt as a by-product, which itself is a key mineral for EV battery production. ... Chinese companies ...

Indonesia's cobalt production could increase more than thirty-fold this decade, making it the second-largest producer after the Democratic Republic of the Congo and helping to ease concerns about a shortfall of …

 — Indonesia will follow through in June on plans to ban exports of bauxite, cobalt and tin as part of its strategy to draw more economic benefits from its rich natural resources, Arifin Tasrif, the coun ... Indonesia's nickel ore bans in 2014 and 2020 have attracted foreign stainless steel, ...

 — Indonesia is poised to play a pivotal role in the future of the overall global nickel market. Eramet remains focused on sustainably optimizing the resource potential of Weda Bay mine to supply ore to local nickel producers, while also further investigating opportunities to participate in the nickel electric vehicle battery value chain in Indonesia.

 — Indonesia's cobalt industry has benefited from a push by the government to build a domestic supply chain for EVs. The government announced an export ban on nickel ore in 2019, which attracted several …

Most U.S. cobalt supply consisted of imports and secondary (scrap) materials. Approximately six ... Indonesia 1,100 2,100 600,000 Madagascar 850 2,500 100,000 ... 10For Australia, Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant or equivalent reserves were 560,000 tons. Title:

 — In 2023, Indonesia produced 193.5 million tons of nickel ore. Adding to supply headwinds, heavy rains this month disrupted truck deliveries of ore from mines to smelters, two Indonesian smelters said.

Today, 75percent of the world's cobalt supply is mined in the DRC, so the risks of supply disruptions caused by government policy, or social instability are quite real. ... 40 million from the Philippines, and the remaining balance from several smaller sources. With the Indonesian Ni ore ban coming into effect January 1, 2020, it is not clear ...

 — Nickel prices plunged by around 45% last year, and dipped briefly below $16,000 a ton earlier this month, as demand faltered and supply from Indonesia surged to more than 50% of the global total.

Stellantis, Vale, and Huayou Cobalt are considering an investment in a high-pressure acid-leaching plant in Indonesia. The plant would convert low-grade nickel ore into battery-grade metal ...

Global year-over-year growth in cobalt supply from 2021-2022, by country; Cobalt mine production volume in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2010-2023; Cobalt mine production in Russia 2011-2023 ;

The Pomalaa project is a nickel resource smelting joint venture project by Huayou Cobalt, Vale and Ford Motor in Indonesia. The project will elaborates the advantages of all parties in terms of resources, technology and industrial chain, realize low-carbon, green and sustainable resource development, and contribute to the economic and social …

kt; China remains the largest refined cobalt producer, providing around 70% of both 2021 refined supply and y/y growth. Finland, Indonesia and Madagascar combined provided 27% of refined supply growth in 2021. A variety of factors constrained logistics and supply chains in 2020 and 2021, particularly impacting cobalt

 — 1. Introduction. In 2014, Indonesia, holding the world's largest nickel reserves, instituted a ban on nickel ore exports to strengthen its domestic industry and preserve natural resources (Widiatedja, Citation 2023).This policy, which requires foreign companies to process nickel ore within the country before exporting, aimed to enhance …

 — The surge in demand for Philippine ore, driven by Indonesia's supply challenges, has contributed to price increases in the Chinese market, where buyers are proactively stockpiling ore ahead of the rainy season. As a result of this demand surge, the price of Philippine 1.3% grade ore at China's Lianyun port has surged by a remarkable …

 — Indonesia plans to ban exports of unprocessed bauxite, cobalt and tin starting in June, following a nickel ore export ban in 2020. Indonesia welcomes investment from Group of Seven countries as well as China. The country's electric vehicle target aims to decrease the $50 million per day the country spends on fuel for motorcycles alone.

Cobalt Indonesia Huayue Phase I and II 0.6 Commenced Production in H2 2023 Nickel-Cobalt Indonesia Tsingshan-GEM-Brunp 0.75 Gradual increase in production in 2024 Nickel-Cobalt Indonesia PT Huayu Nickel Cobalt 1.2 Projected Full Production Capacity by 2024 Pyrite Australia Broken Hill 0.4 Site Construction Completed in 2022 Source: SMM

 — Indonesia, the world's biggest nickel ore producer, accounted for 26% of global nickel ore supply last year, according to the International Nickel Study Group, and the ban will affect the supply ...