China Total Nickel Ore Port Inventories Estimated to Grow, SMM Reports

Published: Jul 31, 2017 11:40

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China’s total nickel ore port inventories are estimated to grow 50,000 tonnes on a weekly basis, Shanghai Metals Market predicts.

SHANGHAI, Jul. 31 (SMM) - China’s total nickel ore port inventories are estimated to grow 50,000 tonnes on a weekly basis, Shanghai Metals Market predicts.

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According to SMM data, nickel ore inventories at seven major Chinese ports kept falling last week, down by about 210,000 tonnes, but the increase at domestic ports, which are not in SMM survey sample now, explained it.

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