First Shipment of Delong NPI Underway to China
24/01/22 | Nickel
Fubao News 20th January 2022: A 13.68 kt NPI shipment departed Sulawesi Indonesia for China ports. This is the first NPI shipment to China produced from Phase III of China Delong (Virtue Dragon) and Indonesian GNI’s development.
3 mtpy NPI Project for Delong, Indonesia
06/01/22 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Backed by Jiangsu Delong, the new 3 mtpy Delong NPI project is located at the Morowali industrial park in Indonesia. The park was recently recognized as an Indonesian National Import and Export Duty-free zone. The project was designed with 3 mtpy NPI and 2.5 mtpy stainless…
China Imports 4.01 mln t of Ni Laterite in November
22/12/21 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 4.01 mln t of nickel laterite in November 2021, down by 10% m-o-m but up by 12% y-o-y. The Philippines remains the largest nickel laterite supplier to China with 3.34 mln t of exports in November, down by 17% m-o-m but up by 12%…
First Batch of Ni Matte Product from Tsingshan Indonesian Project
13/12/21 | Nickel
Fubao News Tsingshan Group began trial operations of its nickel matte project in Morowali Indonesia in July 2020. The technology had matured by end-2020 and has now reached a stage of stable operation. On 8th December 2021, the first batch of nickel matte (liquid) was produced at Tsingshan’s workshops, marking…
2022 Indonesian NPI Production Expected to Grow by 32% Y-o-Y
07/12/21 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Boosted by soaring demand from stainless steel producers in both China and Indonesia, NPI supply has been tight since Q2 2021. Indonesian’s NPI production is expected to grow by 32% y-o-y to 1.16 mln t (in Ni metal) in 2022, and global NPI production is expected…
China Imported 4.48 mln t of Ni Laterite in Oct.
23/11/21 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 4.48 mln t of nickel laterite (DMT and WMT mixed) in October 2021, down by 21.3% m-o-m and down by 12.2% y-o-y. China’s nickel laterite imports from the Philippines dropped by 22.8% m-o-m or 12.6% y-o-y to 4.01 mln t in October. China imported…
Beihai Chengde: No NPI Production for August
09/09/21 | Nickel
Asian Metal News Guangxi Beihai Chengde Stainless Steel halted operations in mid-July amid power supply shortages and didn’t restart NPI (10% min Ni) production in August as power usage restrictions continued through the month. The company produced 25 kt of NPI (10% min Ni) in July and having no production…
Ni Laterite Prices on the Rise
06/09/21 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Sea-bound nickel laterite prices (1.5% Ni grade) rose by USD1.5/WMT w-o-w to USD90.5/WMT, CIF on 3rd September, Friday. Nickel laterite prices have been on the rise recently as a result of tighter supply and stronger demand. Traders are quoting USD93/WMT for nickel laterite (1.5% Ni grade)…
IM Heyi Reduces NPI Production
29/07/21 | Nickel
Asian Metal News IM Heyi expects its NPI (10% Ni min) production to drop to 7.5 kt in July due to a recent tightening of nickel laterite supply. Designed with 300 ktpy NPI capacity, the company has two sets of 33000 kVA EFs, mainly using 1.5% min nickel laterite for…
