HomeNon-ferrous MetalsBase metalsNickel OEM offtakes need careful structuring, Voltaire Minerals’ Brocas says Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been buying equity in miners to secure access to battery raw materials, but David Brocas, co-founder and managing partner of Voltaire Minerals Partners, contends that the offtake agreements may not be in the best interest of miners unless carefully structured. According to Brocas, previously the head of cobalt at commodities marketer and miner Glencore, OEMs are attempting to secure reliable and compliant materials for the best possible price terms. “This... 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 Andrea Hotter March 06, 2023 12:00 GMT New York Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}