China NPI and Ni Laterite Imports in April 2022
24/05/22 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 419 kt of NPI (actual tonnage) in April, down by 2.58% m-o-m but up by 32.62% y-o-y. When converted to Ni metal, China imported 60.7 kt of NPI (in Ni metal), down by 8.31% m-o-m but up by 24.72% y-o-y. China imported 2.49 mln…
China Produces 37.2 kt of NPI (in Ni) in April
10/05/22 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 37.2 kt of NPI (in Ni metal) in April 2022, down by 4.17% m-o-m but up by 9.86% y-o-y. Of the total, 30.7 kt was high NPI and 6.7 kt was low NPI, down by 3.7% and 6.5% m-o-m respectively. Despite elevated NPI prices…
Qingdao NPI Project, Indonesia Commissioning
05/05/22 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News The No. 2 NPI production line of Taishan Steel, Qingdao Investment Group and Qingdao Xiyuan at Indonesia has been powered up and progressed to the integrated commissioning stage. The project is expected to generate some output in May 2022 and a further three NPI production lines…
China Imports 430 kt of NPI in March
25/04/22 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 430 kt of NPI in March 2022, up by 32.53% m-o-m and up by 28.61% y-o-y, led by steady production from China-Indonesian JV NPI projects. Converted to figures in nickel metal, China imported 63 kt of NPI (in Ni metal) up 26.47% m-o-m and…
Four RKEF NPI Furnaces Expected to be on Line in Q2 2022
15/04/22 | Nickel
Fubao News Four NPI RKEF furnaces of Taishan Steel and Qingdao Investment Group at Indonesia have moved on to the integrated commissioning stage. The project is expected to come on line by end-Q2 2022. Upon completion, each line will be capable of producing 600 t of NPI (in Ni metal)…
Domestic NPI Output at 32.6 kt in February
14/03/22 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 32.6 kt of NPI (in Ni metal) in February 2022, up by 2.8% m-o-m but down by 13.9% y-o-y. The decline can be attributed to some high-NPI smelters in northern China, (including Shandong, IM, Liaoning and Hebei) curbing operations due to environmental rules during…
NPI Smelter Restarts Operations in Shandong
17/02/22 | Nickel
Fubao News An integrated stainless-steel and NPI smelter restarted operations in Shandong on 15th February 2022, after receiving a resumption notice from local authorities. The smelter had been suspended for a week, affecting 1.2 kt of NPI production (in Ni metal). It chiefly produces mid-high NPI.
China Produced 32.4 kt of NPI in January 2022
15/02/22 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 32.4 kt of NPI in January 2022, down by 2.4% m-o-m and down by 16.09% y-o-y. The decline can be attributed to reduced operations of Shandong NPI smelters under environmental pressures and falling demand from integrated stainless steel mills prior to the Chinese New…
China’s NPI Production Drops in 2021
28/01/22 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 33.54 kt (in Ni metal) of NPI in December 2021, up by 8.06% m-o-m; China’s total NPI production reached 408.7 kt (in Ni metal) from January to December 2021, down by 18.8% y-o-y but in line with industrial expectations for the year. Looking forward…
