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China FeNi, NPI imports jumped 66%YoY in February

Mar 24, 2020 13:15

Source: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%.

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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