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China Nickel Imports and Exports Data December 2015
Jan 26, 2016 16:28The General Administration of China Customs released data of China's December imports and exports of nickel on Jan.26
SHANGHAI, Jan.26 (SMM) - The General Administration of China Customs released data of China's December imports and exports of nickel on Jan.26 (Unit: mt)
| Dec. | YoY (%) | Jan.– Dec. | YoY (%) | |
| Imports: | ||||
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 36,512 | 553.96 | 303,422 | 132.30 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Russia | 26,033 | 1,205.97 | 194,130 | 159.68 |
| Canada | 2,900 | 132.49 | 28,348 | 43.77 |
| Norway | 1,483 | 984.41 | 11,738 | 215.59 |
| South Africa | 1,471 | 41.53 | 14,077 | 118.20 |
| Taiwan (China) | 1,386 | - | 7,547 | 147.57 |
| Japan | 887 | -5.71 | 14,328 | 60.71 |
| Mainland China | 880 | - | 16,893 | - |
| Madagascar | 621 | - | 5,575 | 1,515.94 |
| Australia | 615 | 2,935.86 | 5,569 | 80.34 |
| The UK | 222 | 21.84 | 2,488 | 15.88 |
| Finland | 8 | -56.82 | 836 | -82.34 |
| Belgium | 6 | - | 44 | 36.43 |
| Germany | 0 | -90.00 | 5 | 2,535.00 |
| South Korea | 0 | -86.69 | 473 | 2,768.50 |
| Brazil | - | - | 890 | -67.62 |
| India | - | - | 77 | - |
| North Korea | - | - | 10 | -73.59 |
| The US | - | -100.00 | 48 | 1.77 |
| Austria | - | - | 2 | - |
| Italy | - | - | 1 | 99,900.00 |
| Indonesia | - | - | 320 | 48.84 |
| France | - | - | 21 | -95.62 |
| Nickel Ore | 1,735,424 | -30.03 | 35,275,059 | -26.12 |
| Origins: | ||||
| The Philippines | 1,662,083 | -31.01 | 34,278,326 | -5.90 |
| Spain | 18,360 | - | 129,640 | -4.06 |
| Australia | 14,674 | -13.86 | 224,133 | 5.92 |
| Russia | 10,626 | - | 51,100 | - |
| Finland | 10,441 | 948.61 | 53,120 | -26.74 |
| Vietnam | 9,203 | 22.64 | 93,271 | 38.10 |
| Republic of Zimbabwe | 6,333 | -38.99 | 57,268 | -35.49 |
| Brazil | 2,838 | -61.15 | 86,618 | 73.46 |
| Tanzania | 868 | - | 2,855 | - |
| The Independent State of Papua New Guinea | - | - | 43 | 618.08 |
| The US | - | - | 47,606 | 5,948.22 |
| Canada | - | - | 54,963 | 809.88 |
| Mexico | - | - | 1,043 | 555.90 |
| South Korea | - | - | 74 | -59.73 |
| Malaysia | - | -100.00 | 383 | -33.82 |
| Indonesia | - | -100.00 | 174,110 | -98.36 |
| Belgium | - | - | 5 | - |
| South Africa | - | - | 19,911 | 422.98 |
| Thailand | - | -100.00 | 591 | -48.85 |
| ferronickel | 27,482 | -1.21 | 653,410 | 130.94 |
| Origins: | ||||
| Japan | 7,036 | 1,124.88 | 72,109 | 87.95 |
| New Caledonia | 5,495 | -8.65 | 98,468 | 55.52 |
| Brazil | 4,492 | 104.87 | 49,028 | 48.87 |
| Indonesia | 2,728 | -44.21 | 213,842 | 2,889.00 |
| Macedonia | 2,472 | 6.42 | 45,390 | 112.68 |
| Colombia | 1,380 | -53.90 | 62,462 | 30.08 |
| The Republic of Guatemala | 1,370 | - | 8,788 | - |
| Greece | 941 | - | 941 | - |
| Myanmar | 814 | -86.91 | 59,435 | 1.30 |
| Ukraine | 435 | - | 12,715 | - |
| South Korea | 320 | -64.82 | 17,638 | 1,487.87 |
| The US | - | - | 1 | 314.83 |
| Australia | - | - | 991 | - |
| Country (Region) Unknown | - | -100.00 | 1,462 | -73.72 |
| North Korea | - | -100.00 | 20 | -96.40 |
| Venezuela | - | - | 4,870 | 51.19 |
| Taiwan (China) | - | - | 76 | - |
| Serbia | - | -100.00 | 4,274 | 884.42 |
| The Philippines | - | - | 77 | -65.46 |
| Chile | - | - | 818 | - |
| Exports: | ||||
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 1,349 | -79.31 | 40,619 | -64.58 |
| Destination: | ||||
| Taiwan (China) | 880 | 46.85 | 6,857 | 31.49 |
| South Korea | 123 | -54.73 | 5,423 | -46.92 |
| Japan | 104 | -25.48 | 524 | -74.49 |
| The US | 83 | 98.74 | 1,833 | -68.62 |
| Turkey | 47 | -2.39 | 456 | -32.67 |
| Thailand | 43 | -10.73 | 185 | -40.55 |
| Pakistan | 25 | - | 172 | 221.79 |
| Vietnam | 25 | 391.52 | 187 | 178.47 |
| Iran | 20 | - | 114 | 5,713,500.00 |
| Italy | - | -100.00 | 2,580 | 12.17 |
| France | - | - | 20 | -66.34 |
| The UK | - | - | 1 | -58.33 |
| Myanmar | - | - | 18 | - |
| Spain | - | - | 1,200 | - |
| Holland | - | - | 3,474 | -19.52 |
| Belgium | - | -100.00 | 5,501 | -26.66 |
| India | - | -100.00 | 6,975 | -30.95 |
| Indonesia | - | - | 5 | - |
| The Philippines | - | -100.00 | 33 | -45.00 |
| Hong Kong | - | -100.00 | 2,864 | -88.05 |
| Malaysia | - | -100.00 | 1,800 | -94.39 |
| The United Arab Emirates | - | -100.00 | 397 | 0.37 |
| ferronickel | - | - | 5,449 | -56.95 |
| Destination | ||||
| South Korea | - | - | 4,998 | -50.13 |
| Japan | - | - | 451 | 37.03 |
| Note: “-” means data is unavailable. | ||||
| (Source: China Customs) | ||||
| (Edited by SMM) |
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