Nickel ore inventories at Chinese ports fell 244,000 wmt to 8.81 million wmt

Published: Nov 20, 2020 14:51
Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports decreased 244,000 wmt from November 13 to 8.81 million wmt as of November 20, showed SMM data.

SHANGHAI, Nov 20 (SMM) — Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports decreased 244,000 wmt from November 13 to 8.81 million wmt as of November 20, showed SMM data.

In Ni content, the stocks fell 2,000 mt to 70,000 mt.

SMM data also showed that nickel ore stocks across seven major Chinese ports decreased 134,000 wmt during the same period to 6.57 million wmt.


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