SHANGHAI, May 15 (SMM) - According to SMM research, pure nickel inventory in six regions across China stood at 5,201 mt last week, up 324 mt from the previous Friday. The inventory of nickel briquettes was 310 mt, down 200 mt, and that of nickel plates was 4,891 mt, up 524 mt WoW. The inflow of imported spots pushed up the overall inventory in China despite the improved trades during the week. SMM believes that the social inventory will be on an upward track as more imported pure nickel will be shipped to the Chinese market in May, and the domestic electrowinning nickel output is expected to rise.


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