As of January 12, port inventories of nickel ore in China stood at 8.813 million wmt, down 411,000 wmt WoW. The total Ni content was 69,200 mt. The port inventory across seven major Chinese ports totaled 4.292 million wmt, 331,000 wmt lower than the January 5. It's almost the rainy season, the peak shipping period passed, and nickel ore stocks will continue to drop this month.


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