#BHP steps up efforts to sell #Nickel West business in #Australia.
#BHP has said it prefers to focus on its key commodities, including #Copper, #Iron ore and oil, seeking a buyer for its assets that produce battery-grade #Nickel and steering clear of #Lithium and #Cobalt.
While the market to supply nickel for EVs may be worth about $4 billion by 2030, that’s still way off the $100 billion annual global trade in iron ore — BHP’s core business.
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