Greatpower Technology Co's background in trading has made it more flexible in its operations and sensitive toward prices as a producer of nickel and cobalt, which will benefit it in the longer term, its president, Aaron Cao, said in a recent interview with Fastmarkets.
"Due to our trader origins, there were some obstacles when we initially transitioned to becoming a producer because downstream consumers inevitably doubted whether we had the technology and know-how to operate a smelter," Cao told Fastmarkets last Friday August 7.Before the Chinese company got involved in refining metals, it survived the volatile market, as some other traders did, by "making wise bets" on the price...