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The London Metal Exchange suspended nickel trading because of the Tsingshan (THG) nickel incident, the first time since 1985 that the LME has suspended trading in a metal, in London, on March 8, 2022. The graph shows the one-day rise and fall of nickel prices on the London Stock Exchange. Ben Stansall/AFP
Chinese stainless steel giant Tsingshan Holding Group (THG) has relied for many years on short selling to reduce its future costs for nickel, a key component of stainless steel and a major ingredient in lithium-ion batteries. But rather than nickel prices falling as hoped, the price skyrocketed to more than $100,000 per ton on March 8, one day before THG’s 200,000-ton short sell contract was due on March 9.
Kathleen Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2009 and focuses on China-related topics. She is an engineer, chartered in civil and structural engineering in Australia.
