Nickel squeeze shines spotlight on China metals group Tsingshan

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KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- A record surge in nickel prices this week has shone a spotlight on little-known Chinese metals group Tsingshan Holdings and its co-founder Xiang Guangda as the company scrambled to cover a short position that reportedly threatened to leave it facing billions of dollars in losses.

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