The United States government should invest in nickel refining capacity in coordination with its allies, according to the Biden Administration's 100-day review of critical supply chains.
A worker displays nickel ore in a ferronickel smelter owned by state miner Aneka Tambang Tbk at Pomala district, Indonesia, March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad/File Photo
It's an unexpected priority. Nickel isn't on the U.S. list of critical minerals. Although the country depends on imports, 68% of supplies come from what the report calls "allied nations" such as Canada, Australia, Norway and Finland. The ambition, therefore, is to stimulate more domestic mining and, even more importantly, domestic processing through a potential mix of purchasing guarantees, federal funding and research and development into enhanced recovery technology.
There is no domestic nickel processing capacity outside a limited amount of by-product salt production.
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