MELBOURNE -- Pressure is mounting on Australia's government to support beleaguered battery metal producers as BHP mulls shuttering the country's only nickel smelter amid a major supply glut.
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Australia nickel industry seeks aid as BHP smelter decision looms
Supply glut and lower-cost foreign producers squeeze domestic operators
A view of BHP's Nickel West operations, south of Perth. The resources giant is considering suspending operations at Australia's only nickel smelter. © Reuters
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