Nickel ore port inventory up 380,000 wmt on the week

Published: Jun 15, 2018 18:25

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Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports increased 380,000 wmt from a week ago to 8.16 million wmt as of Friday June 15

SHANGHAI, Jun 15 (SMM) – Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports increased 380,000 wmt from a week ago to 8.16 million wmt as of Friday June 15, SMM data showed.

The overall port inventories stood at 67,000 mt in Ni content, up 3,000 mt from a week ago.

Nickel ore stocks across seven major Chinese ports grew 560,000 wmt from the previous week and registered 5.77 million wmt.

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