[SMM Weekly selection] Nickel price is expected to remain volatile, focusing on Nickel Bean inventory and premium performance.

Published: Apr 3, 2021 11:46
[SMM Nickel Weekly report] spot nickel beans rose by 300 yuan / ton to 2200 yuan / ton month-on-month this week, and the premium of battery-grade nickel sulfate over nickel beans dropped sharply to 19568 yuan / nickel ton. If we follow the new energy line, it is obvious that the fundamentals are weak this week. We will continue to focus on nickel bean inventory and premium performance next week, and we will maintain a volatile view for the time being; it is expected that the operating space of Shanghai nickel will be 119000 to 125000 yuan / ton next week. Lunni will run a space of 15700,16,500 US dollars per ton next week.

"SMM Nickel Industry chain Weekly report" is released. SMM will select hot topics, prices, quotations or major changes in the industry chain and release information for your reference.

The following is an excerpt from the weekly report of the SMM nickel industry chain:

This week, the spot water price of nickel beans fell by 300 yuan / ton to 2200 yuan / ton, and the premium of battery-grade nickel sulfate to nickel beans dropped sharply to 19568 yuan / nickel ton. If we follow the new energy line, it is obvious that the fundamentals are weak this week. We will continue to focus on nickel bean inventory and premium performance next week, and we will maintain a volatile view for the time being; it is expected that the operating space of Shanghai nickel will be 119000 to 125000 yuan / ton next week. Lunni will run a space of 15700,16,500 US dollars per ton next week.

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Pure nickel

Nickel iron

Stainless steel

Nickel sulfate

[China Nickel Industry chain High-end report] China Nickel Industry chain monthly report includes macro interpretation, monthly nickel price review, interpretation of hot events in various sections of the nickel industry chain (nickel ore, electrolytic nickel, nickel pig iron, stainless steel, ferrochromium) and other hot events, future forecasts, and Synchronize releases monthly relevant enterprise operating rate and inventory survey data, covering the entire nickel industry chain.

[China Nickel Industry chain routine report] China Nickel Industry chain Weekly report includes macro interpretation, weekly review of nickel price, market trends of various sections of nickel industry chain (electrolytic nickel, nickel pig iron, stainless steel, ferrochromium), weekly social inventory, future forecast, comprehensive interpretation of the nickel market in the week.

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