Nickel
Ontario’s Ring of Fire exposes the energy transition’s central contradiction
Meeting EV battery demand requires releasing gigatonnes of stored carbon while China controls 60% of critical mineral refining by 2030.
Indonesia Locks Down Palm Oil, Coal, and Nickel Exports in Triple Supply Clampdown
The world's dominant supplier of three critical commodities centralizes export control under state management, threatening simultaneous disruption to food, energy, and EV manufacturing supply chains.
Colombia bombing wave threatens nickel and cocaine supply chains as FARC dissidents escalate infrastructure attacks
Coordinated explosives killed 14 civilians in southwestern Colombia, part of 26 attacks in 48 hours that expose critical vulnerabilities in EV battery and narcotics supply networks.
Washington Locks Indonesia Into Trade Orbit as Nickel Becomes New Leverage Point
US-Indonesia reciprocal trade pact delivers concrete friend-shoring gains in critical minerals, testing whether tariff diplomacy can durably reshape supply chains dominated by Chinese capital.
London Court Awards Trafigura $700 Million in Nickel Fraud Case Against Indian Tycoon
Judge ruled Indian businessman Prateek Gupta orchestrated 'fraud on a grand scale,' marking one of the largest awards in commodities litigation and signaling tougher scrutiny of India's trading networks.