China Feels Pinch of Indonesian Ore Ban
Four months after Indonesia cut off nickel exports in an effort to drive domestic investment in downstream processing, distribution pipelines to China have begun to break down, with prices surging and both supply and demand shrinking, according to Chinese media.
The Indonesian ban, in tandem with Ukrainian unrest that has cut further into production, has…
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