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US policymakers’ have expressed concerns’ over China’s hegemonic position in Indonesia’s nickel industry, while western companies have been hesitant to commit to investments due to the Indonesian nickel industry’s poor record labour, environmental, and social issues.",{"type":570,"attrs":692,"content":693},{"textAlign":49},[694],{"text":695,"type":575},"In September, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) added Indonesian nickel to the 2024 list of goods produced under conditions of labour exploitation. Although Benchmark understands the finding to be primarily linked to Chinese-run operations in Indonesia, the classification means prospects for a critical minerals specific trade agreement with the US appear more remote.",{"type":577,"attrs":697,"content":698},{"level":579,"textAlign":49},[699],{"text":700,"type":575},"3) Short-term prospects for nickel prices remain bearish",{"type":570,"attrs":702,"content":703},{"textAlign":49},[704],{"text":705,"type":575},"The pace of Indonesia’s supply growth in recent years has been staggering. Since the implementation of a nickel ore export ban in 2020, investment in downstream capacity has seen the country’s nickel supply more than double to over 2 million tonnes in 2024.",{"type":570,"attrs":707,"content":708},{"textAlign":49},[709],{"text":710,"type":575},"However, it has also left the nickel market facing a prolonged period of structural oversupply that has dragged prices to their lowest levels since November 2020.",{"type":570,"attrs":712,"content":713},{"textAlign":49},[714,716,721],{"text":715,"type":575},"Low prices have decreased the cost-competitiveness for many nickel operations in the west, ",{"text":717,"type":575,"marks":718},"leading to a swathe of closures in Australia and New Caledonia ",[719],{"type":602,"attrs":720},{"href":613,"uuid":49,"anchor":49,"target":49,"linktype":605},{"text":722,"type":575},"in 2024.",{"type":570,"attrs":724,"content":725},{"textAlign":49},[726],{"text":727,"type":575},"And there appears to be little respite in sight.",{"type":570,"attrs":729,"content":730},{"textAlign":49},[731],{"text":732,"type":575},"“Despite all the supply closures and disruptions in the West, strong Indonesian output and slower demand growth, both from weaker macro conditions and a general slowdown in EV growth, will sustain the market surplus in 2024,” said Uzcategui.",{"type":570,"attrs":734,"content":735},{"textAlign":49},[736],{"type":632,"attrs":737},{"id":49,"alt":634,"src":738,"title":49,"source":49,"copyright":49,"meta_data":739},"https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXc5Nx0hrw8_C3o4A9XxqtPqamMpyRRWd1wEQvQRh40Q24QEUnIOzaZbVgjPE0zT1XQmSlUu60bi2sRJI91pmhJ9b3GXLmGWyQbMHC6k7FzEet5QusxqsJW_upL5rgZDteWJBr9APgYfKOgUKAOCvb2MnwhE?key=I4kdbhx_PKBriTTYUyY5xA",{},{"type":570,"attrs":741,"content":742},{"textAlign":49},[743],{"text":744,"type":575},"“This is likely to result in further downward pressure on nickel prices over the remainder of the year,” he added.","Following the conclusion of London Metal Exchange (LME) Week, Benchmark nickel analysts share some key takeaways from the global commodity industry’s gathering in the British capital in early October. 1) Indonesian policy will shape the trajectory of nickel market Market participants discussed how Indonesian policy would be crucial to shaping the future direction of the […]",[747],{"slug":558,"name":559,"content":748},{"job_title":561,"image":749,"bio":564,"linkedin":565},{"filename":563},"\u003C!--#storyblok#{\"name\": \"article\", \"space\": \"\", \"uid\": \"92ff86c6-dd35-4ab3-a634-71fd69912235\", \"id\": \"\"}-->","article",[753,756],{"slug":754,"name":755},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":757,"name":150},"nickel","private",{"id":49,"alt":634,"name":634,"focus":634,"title":634,"source":634,"filename":760,"copyright":634,"fieldtype":761,"meta_data":762,"is_external_url":51},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/541272b292/bm-glencore-refined-nickel-at-the-nikkelverk-refinery-norway1.jpg","asset",{"alt":634,"title":634,"source":634,"copyright":634},"Oct 10, 2024","10th October 2024",[],[],1786723774032]