The Metals Company

Key points China funds and operates mining projects abroad and processes and refines battery metals at home, giving it control over nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese supply chains for electric vehicles. 1,500 miles off the coast of California lies what the video calls the world’s…

Key points Nickel laterites, set to provide most new supply growth for EV batteries, require clearing biodiverse, carbon-rich rainforests. Seafloor polymetallic nodules avoid that deforestation and could reduce risks to human health and surrounding communities.