OECD Partner Session: “From Mine to Battery: Responsible Nickel Supply Chains for the Energy Transition”
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20.06.2023 OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains 2023 Partner Session: “From Mine to battery: Responsible Nickel Supply Chains for the Energy Transition”
Yannic Kiewitt, Senior Policy Officer at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Dr. Sylvia van Ziegert, German Director of CSD and Sun Lihui, Director of the Development Department at CCCMC opened the event with introductory remarks. Indonesia is currently the largest nickel producing country, accounting for more than a third of global production and about a quarter of all nickel reserves. Nickel is an essential component of various technologies for the energy transition, especially lithium-ion batteries, and a broad range of electronic products. Considering the increasing demand within the next years, Indonesia’s nickel industry is likely to become of strategic importance worldwide. However, nickel supply chains also pose challenges. Nickel mining and processing as well as the manufacturing of battery material all have significant social and environmental impacts. In an effort to foster responsible nickel supply chains, development cooperation projects and initiatives play a crucial role.
The contributors of the partner session “From mine to battery: Responsible Nickel Supply Chains for the Energy Transition.”
The large number of participants on site at the OECD headquarters in Paris and online reflected the great interest in the topic. The session was closed by the Sector Project “Extractives and Development” (GIZ) .
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