The head of French miner Eramet’s Indonesian operations has said it has become impossible for western companies to run profitable nickel operations without partnering with their Chinese counterparts, amid a slump in prices for a metal critical to electric vehicle batteries.
In a Financial Times interview Jér?me Baudelet, chief executive of Eramet Indonesia, said Chinese technology, expertise and equipment were essential to produce nickel at competitive prices.
“I don’t think you can do without [Chinese companies],” he said. “The risk is not being competitive and to have a much higher capex. So you have to be pragmatic.”
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