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Australia’s richest person, Andrew Forrest, has called on the London Metal Exchange to differentiate between “dirty” and “clean” nickel, after his privately-held metals business announced it would be forced to shut mines.

The LME should classify nickel based on its carbon emissions so customers are “able to make a choice” on the sustainability of their products, the mining tycoon told reporters in Canberra on Monday. Some companies are using batteries from cheap nickel mined in Indonesia, known for their higher emissions footprint and questionable environmental standards, Forrest added.

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