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Home / Metal News / December ferronickel imports rose 34% year on year

December ferronickel imports rose 34% year on year

Jan 22, 2020 15:07

Source:SMM

December’s ferronickel imports contain 35,400 mt of nickel, up 2.44% from November and 38.35% from December 2018

SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM) – China imported 199,800 mt of ferronickel (FeNi), including nickel pig iron (NPI), in December, according to pre-declaration data from China customs.

This was down 12.76% from a month ago, but up 34.34% from a year ago.

SMM estimates that December’s ferronickel imports contain 35,400 mt of nickel, up 2.44% from November and 38.35% from December 2018.

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