Waste from a nickel plant in Papua New Guinea owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China spilled into the adjacent Basamuk Bay over the weekend, ...
MELBOURNE/BEIJING: Waste from a nickel plant in Papua New Guinea owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China spilled into the adjacent Basamuk Bay over the weekend, three sources told Reuters on Wednesday .
MCC, a unit of MinMetals, built and operates the plant, which produces nickel sulphate that is sent to China to the battery industry for electric vehicles.Nickel sulphate is increasingly used in batteries for electric vehicles as the world transitions to a greener and less polluting economy. Waste from a nickel plant in Papua New Guinea is seen in the waters of the adjacent Basamuk Bay, according to Reuters sources, in Basamuk, Mandang, Papua New Guinea, on Aug 24, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media.
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