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BHP gears up for EV market

Industrial suburb Kwinana in Perth, Western Australia, will be home to the world’s largest nickel sulphate refinery, as BHP looks to play into the battery materials game

The nickel sulphate plant at BHP's Kwinana nickel refinery is taking shape

The nickel sulphate plant at BHP's Kwinana nickel refinery is taking shape

The 100,000t/y plant is due to start operating in the December quarter, although BHP Nickel West asset president Eddy Haegel will not say how quickly it will ramp up to full operation. He told a media...

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