Nickel market fluctuations and local impacts in New Caledonia-Kanaky

Jean-Louis Thydjepache; Matthias Kowasch; Simon P.J. Batterbury

doi:10.25365/phaidra.542

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Title (eng)

Nickel market fluctuations and local impacts in New Caledonia-Kanaky

Author

Jean-Louis Thydjepache

Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS), New Caledonia-Kanaky

Matthias Kowasch

Sorbonne University, FR and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, NOR

Simon P.J. Batterbury

University of Melbourne, AUS and Lancaster University, UK

Description (eng)

The world is currently facing strong demand for nickel, due to these energy, digital and mobility transitions, particularly for increasing production of batteries and electric vehicles (EVs). Nickel is considered a strategic and critical raw material because it is also used in the aerospace and defence sectors. The current uprisings, the considerable increase in nickel production in Indonesia and the Philippines, and soaring energy prices have all had an impact on the situation of the nickel sector in New Caledonia-Kanaky.

Keywords (eng)

Nickelmineral marketNew CaledoniaKanakynickel demandIndonesiatransnational corporationsuprisingPhilippinesenergy transitiontransition mineralstransition metals

Subject (eng)

ÖFOS 2012 -- 507010 -- Political geography

Type (eng)

working paper

Language

[eng]

Persistent identifier

https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2092430

DOI

10.25365/phaidra.542

Issue

BRIEFING PAPER 2/2024