Metals expert warns of shortage of high-grade nickel near 2030

Comes amid surging demand from EV battery producers

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Nickel mining executives discuss the industry outlook at a conference in Jakarta on June 5. (Photo by Erwida Maulia)

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Demand for the kind of high-grade nickel used to make electric vehicle batteries is set to outpace supply in the coming years, a metals expert said at an industry conference in Indonesia this week.

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