The world nickel market – a North American perspective

Canada is the leading producer of nickel in the capitalist world. It is also the host country for two of the largest nickel TNCs, Inco and Falconbridge. In this perspective developments in the Canadian nickel industry are of crucial importance to the future of the world nickel markets. Peter Warrian analyses the background to the current deep crisis in the nickel industry, looks at the strategies adopted by the Canadian government, the companies and suggests a way out of the crisis.