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Nickel sulfate (battery grade)

Key precursor for high-Ni NMC cathode (NMC811 is 80% Ni). Indonesia ~48% of mine output; China processes ~67% into battery-grade sulfate.

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Source countries

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Companies

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Goods affected

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Claims on record

What depends on it

Goods that need this input

1 essential American goods rely on nickel sulfate (battery grade) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Digital

Lithium-ion batteries

Rechargeable cells for consumer devices, EVs, power tools, and grid storage.

Where it comes from

Source countries

Share of global supply, by country.

CountryShare of supply
BEBelgium70%
ZASouth Africa16%
FIFinland12%
CACanada1%

Who makes it

Supplier companies

1 company produce nickel sulfate (battery grade).

Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel)(GMKN.ME)

HQ RU18% share

World's largest producer of palladium (~40% of global supply) and a major nickel and platinum producer; Russia-Ukraine war (2022) created palladium supply fears that spiked prices; major automotive catalytic converter raw material chokepoint

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