General Motors Announces a Key North American Nickel Supply Deal for Electric Vehicle Batteries

General Motors announced the signing of a term sheet with Vale Canada Limited, a subsidiary of Brazilian mining company Vale S.A., for a long-term supply of battery grade nickel sulfate. The nickel for GM’s Ultium batteries will come from Vale’s proposed processing plant in the city of Bécancour, Québec, Canada. Vale is North America’s largest producer of finished nickel.