Dr. Leah S. Horowitz of Hawai'i Pacific University discusses hydrometallurgical technology used by Vale Nouvelle-Cal辿donie to extract nickel from ore using acid and pipelines. She analyzes this process through the lens of Actor-Network Theory, examining how translations between actors can reinforce or reduce power inequalities depending on whether translations are compatible or incompatible. Power is exerted through alliances that may inequitably alter some actors' goals in order to achieve alignment of translations.