HomeNewsColumnistsLord Copper LORD COPPER: Stocks need to drop for nickel to join cobalt in EV ride Nickel prices trading on the London Metal Exchange were buoyed by optimism over electric vehicles during LME Week, but the industry needs to tackle the ever-present warehouse stockpiles before the lithium-ion battery raw material can mirror cobalt’s successes, Lord Copper argues. The LME Dinner a couple of weeks ago had a much more positive feel about it than has been the case for a while. It’s not difficult to track most... Email this article Your details Please enter your name Please enter your email address Please enter your email address Your recipients's details Please enter at least one recipients email address Please enter valid email address You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Please enter at least one recipients name Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Lord Copper November 16, 2017 10:08 GMT London Keywords Lord Copper nickel stocks lithium-ion batteries EV electric vehicle sector cobalt LME Week Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}