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One China Nickel Ore Producer to Restart Production on Rising Nickel Price

Sep 5, 2017 11:40

One domestic nickel concentrate producer plans to restart production in September as LME nickel climbs above $12,000 per tonne, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 5 (SMM) – One domestic nickel concentrate producer plans to restart production in September as LME nickel climbs above $12,000 per tonne, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

The producer’s monthly output is about 500 tonnes in Ni content in normal operations.

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At present, there are 4 nickel concentrate producers in China, and 2 of them produce for their own needs, SMM learns.

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