[SMM analysis] Environmental protection, power restriction, Neiman? Forecast of NPI production in 2019

Published: Jul 21, 2019 10:29

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If the environmental protection, power limitation and Neiman projects are considered at the third schedule, the annual output in 2019 may be 571200 nickel tons.

SMM, July 21 / PRNewswire-Asianet /-

Guess the four possible progress of the Neiman project. Suppose:

-33000KVA 500 metals / ton per month

-monthly output after commissioning

-the capacity utilization rate of the new capacity is calculated at 50% in the first month of production, 65% in the second month, and 90% in the third month, if the survey is based on the actual situation investigated.

If the environmental protection, power limitation and Neiman projects are considered at the third schedule, the annual output in 2019 may be 571200 nickel tons.

(SMM Wu Ruoyao)

A lot of assumptions have been made in calculating the output. If there are any other opinions, I would like to discuss them together.

Nickel pig iron

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