Cheap Indonesian nickel, controlled by China and dumped on the market, has collapsed nickel prices and forced global mine closures.

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Ek alloy dui nai to jaada chemical element ke mixture hae, jisme se ek metal hae. Kuchh khaas alloy hae: Brass jisme 35% zinc aur 65% copper hae. Stainless steel jisme 18% chromium, 80.6% iron, 1% nickel aur 0.4% carbon hae. Steel jisme 99% iron aur 1% carbon hae. Bronze jisme 87.5% copper aur 12.5% tin hae.

The US and Indonesia are in talks for a critical minerals trade partnership to secure supply chains, especially nickel and cobalt for EVs, but will a deal be signed?

Indonesia has been building out a vast industry for nickel metal, traditionally used in making stainless steel but increasingly for batteries for electric cars and clean electricity projects.