SHANGHAI, Mar 24 (SMM) – China imported 235,900 mt of ferronickel and NPI in February, up 66% year on year but down 4% month on month, according to SMM calculations based on China customs data.
Those imports contain about 37,000 mt of nickel, with NPI accounting for 72%.
In the first two months of 2020, China’s FeNi and NPI imports rose 63% from the same period last year.
Source: SMM
China’s ferronickel and NPI imports in January
Source: SMM
Indonesia remained the biggest ferronickel and NPI exporter to China, as its production ramped up. New Caledonia and Myanmar took the second and third places.
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