Biden backs Australia’s push on clean nickel standards
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondent
Washington | The Biden administration is backing the Albanese government’s moves to recognise “clean” nickel, in efforts to help ailing Australian miners smashed by a supply glut from Chinese companies in Indonesia.
US ambassador Kevin Rudd has held talks with the White House, mining companies and US automakers about pushing global pricing agencies into distinguishing between nickel produced under high environmental and labour standards in Australia and “dirty nickel” that has flooded the market.
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