MMC Norilsk Nickel is negotiating with several Chinese battery manufacturers to build a plant in China, sources told Reuters. At the plant it is planned to jointly produce nickel sulfate, used in batteries for electric cars, from Russian nickel matte, one of the agency's interlocutors said. Company is ready to supply the plant in China with 50 thousand tons of metal per year, which is about 25% of the annual production volume.