외국 미디어 2월 29 뉴스, as the world's largest nickel exporter, 인도네시아 to the rest of the 고군분투 니켈 배터리 생산자 sent a 생각 자극 메시지: do not expect nickel prices will appear meaningful rebound.
Septian Hario Seto, the government official overseeing Indonesia's nickel-processing boom, said the price of nickel on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was unlikely to rise above $18,000 a tonne. The Southeast Asian country will ensure the market is well supplied to reduce costs for electric car makers, he said.
"This concept must be fully understood by all other nickel producers," Seto, deputy minister of Japan's Coordination Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, said in an interview on Wednesday. "The government's aim is to find a balance so that nickel demand, especially for electric vehicles, is fully supplied."
Nickel prices plunged about 45 per cent last year and fell below $16,000 a tonne at one point earlier this month on weak demand while Indonesia's supply soared to more than 50 per cent of the global total. At recent levels, nearly half of the world's nickel operations are unprofitable, forcing miners in Australia and New Caledonia to consider permanent closures.
세토 말했다 구리 가격 해야 한다 유지 위 $15,000 a 톤 as 인도네시아 제련소 의지 be 강제 to 컷 생산 to 아래 $15,000 a 톤. 니켈 가격 on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.4 per cent to $17,665 a tonne at 11.40 a.m. local time on Thursday, after hitting a three-month high of $17,830 a tonne.
동안 가격 for the battery metal are generally trending down, demand should still increase in the long term due to the increase in electric vehicles. with the help of Chinese firms, Indonesia has bestarted to capitalise on this potential by setting up new processing plants to produce mixed hydroxide precipitation (MHP), a type of nickel aimed direct at automakers. Jakarta expects the total capacity of these facilities to double over the 다음 3 년.
세토 말했다 이것 해야 한다 충분히 충분히 만나다 더 산업's 성장 수요. 그 말했다 인도네시아 보기 통제 가격 in the 전기 자동차 산업 as key to 보장 니켈 기반 배터리 remain competitive with low-cost alternatives, including lithium iron phosphate.
"우리 알고있다 무엇을 일어났다 와 코발트 셋 또는 4 년 ago," 세토 말했다, 참조 에 the 시간 언제 코발트 가격 스파이크, 프롬프트 구매자 에 보는 위해 기타 옵션. "당신은 가지고 만들다 확실히 모두 안에 the 생태계 있다 좋다 수익성, 아니다 과도한 수익성."
세토 말했다 인도네시아's MHP 생산 is 점차적으로 묶인 to offtake 거래, 많이 의 그것 에서 중국인 소유 시설. 생산 the 화학 is 멀리 적은 탄소 집약적 than 생산 배터리 등급 니켈 through 석탄 발전 제련, which makes up 최대 의 의 동남아시아 아시아 국가's 용량.
that matters to electric car companies sourcing nickel from Indonesia, which are eager to to preserve their climate credentials, Seto said, adding that several European automakers have been aggressively approaching Indonesian miners to lock in supply deals, but he declined to name the companies.
한편, 미국 자동차 제조사 아르 우려 about the 지배력 of 중국 기업 in the global battery supply chain. The 인플레이션 감소 Act 제공 관대한 보조금 for the 생산 of electric cars, provided they do not use too high a proportion of Chinese components.
인도네시아 has been seeking a key mineral deal with Washington to ensure its nickel plays a key role in the electric car supply chain for US companies. Jakarta has announced plans to track its iron ore to ease concerns about its compliance with environmental and labour standards.
세토 말했다:Â "우리의 메시지 에 the US is that 그들 있다 아니 만 마주보기 경쟁 from 중국 for 니켈 공급 from 인도네시아." "그들 또한 얼굴 경쟁 from 그들의 유럽인 친구."
