Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1978
Labor conflict during the 1978–1979 strike
The prolonged Sudbury strike exposed the social and economic consequences of Inco’s employment policies, proposed reductions and dependence on a single industrial employer. The dispute affected thousands of workers and became a major Canadian labor-relations controversy.
1972
Sudbury sulfur-dioxide pollution and acid-rain controversy
Inco’s Sudbury smelter emissions became a major environmental controversy. The Superstack reduced some ground-level concentrations but dispersed sulfur dioxide over a broader area, contributing to continuing debates about acid rain, ecological damage and the adequacy of provincial pollution controls.
1919
Allegations concerning wartime nickel shipments
During the 1919 Ontario general election, newspaper coverage revisited allegations that Inco-linked wartime nickel shipments had reached Germany through the cargo submarine Deutschland. The episode became a political and reputational controversy, although the available reference material does not establish a definitive finding of wrongdoing by the company.