# Cadmium and Nickel-based batteries

Nickel-based batteries needs cadmium.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/cadmium-and-nickel-based-batteries/

[Cadmium](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/cadmium/) (commodity) and [Nickel-based batteries](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_nickel_batt/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Material need

*Physical flow · Direct · Cadmium → Nickel-based batteries*

Building or running Nickel-based batteries needs cadmium.

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