Nickel firm Merdeka Battery Materials (MBMA), subsidiary of gold producer Merdeka Copper Gold (MDKA), is collaborating with a subsidiary of the Chinese company GEM Co Ltd (GEM) in building an HPAL smelter with a capacity of 30,000 tons of nickel in the form of Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate (MHP) per year. MHP is precursor for the production of electric vehicle (EV) battery. To subscribe please click here