[SMM survey] during the Ching Ming Festival holiday, the weekly opening rate of enterprises continued to decline.

Monthly Nickel-related Production in Indonesia

Monthly Nickel-related Production Data in China

Baosteel Desheng High-quality Stainless Steel Green Industry Base Project - Steel Capacity Replacement Project is located in Jin’gang Industrial Zone, Luoyuanwan Development Zone, Luoyuan County, Fuzhou City.

The proportion of LFP batteries installed in NEVs has increased from 38% in January to 51% in July. The installed capacity of LFP battery is expected to continue to grow in H2.

High-carbon ferrochrome output fell sharply amid power restrictions. The main production areas, including Inner Mongolia, Guangxi and Sichuan all have power curtailment.

Almost all medium-sized ferrochrome plants in Ulan Qab suspended production last week. Individual producers are scheduling maintenance even with stable production.

SMM data showed that China's silicon metal output stood at 230,000 mt in June, up 41,000 mt or 21.7% from the previous month. The output generally increased across all regions except for Xinjiang. The output totalled 1.25 million mt from January to June 2021, an increase of 38.1% on the year.

SMM investigated more than 40 enterprises including steelmakers, traders and downstream.

Production report February 18 2019

A considerable amount of motive batteries will be scrapped in China by the year 2020.