BHP to supply nickel to Tesla

Global miner BHP Group said on Thursday it has signed a nickel supply agreement with Tesla Inc and will work with the electric-car maker on lowering carbon emissions in the battery supply chain.

The nickel will be supplied from BHP's Nickel West project in Western Australia, and it is a key metal used to make Tesla's car batteries. The two companies will also be looking at end-to-end raw material tracing using blockchain, while also working on energy storage solutions.