Nickel ore
New Caledonia SLN produced 1.392 million wet tons of nickel in the fourth quarter, down 17.24% from the previous month and 12.95% from the same period last year. Sales of nickel mines were 957000 wet tons, up 9.37 per cent from the previous month. In 2021, nickel mine output reached 5.379 million wet tons, a decrease of 0.5% over the same period last year; annual sales volume was 2.949 million wet tons, an increase of 17.4% over the same period last year.
Nickel ore production in the fourth quarter of Weda Bay was 605000 wet tons, a decrease of 81.05% month-on-month and 61.51% lower than the same period last year. The island currently has six factories, with nickel ore production of 9.899 million wet tons in 2021, an increase of 190.38 percent over the same period last year, and nickel mine sales of 6.559 million wet tons, an increase of 1469.14 percent over the same period last year.
Ni-Fe (FeNi)
The output of SLN Ni-Fe (FeNi) in the fourth quarter was 10100 metal tons, down 2.88% from the previous month and 10.62% from the same period last year. Sales of Ferro Nickel were 10600 metal tons, up 8.16 per cent from the previous month and 9.4 per cent lower than the same period last year. In 2021, the annual FeNi output was 39000 metal tons, down 18.41% from the same period last year; the annual sales volume was 39200 metal tons, down 21.91% from the same period last year.
Ni-Fe (NPI)
Weda Bay's Ferro Nickel (NPI) produced 9500 metal tons in the fourth quarter, up 1.06% from the previous month and 10.38% from the same period last year; sales volume was 4300 metal tons, up 13.33% from the previous quarter. In 2021, the annual NPI output was 39000 metal tons, an increase of 65.96% over the same period last year; and the annual sales volume was 15700 metal tons, an increase of 153.23% over the same period last year.
Nickel salts and refined nickel
The fourth-quarter output of nickel salt and refined nickel at the Sandouville plant in Normandy was 1600 metal tons, down 33.33% from the previous month and 23.81% from the same period last year; sales were 1900 metal tons, down 17.39% from the previous quarter and 20.83% from the same period last year. Sandouville production has recovered somewhat since the epidemic last year, with nickel salt and refined nickel production reaching 8900 metal tons in 2021, an increase of 21.92 percent over the same period last year, and sales of 8900 metal tons, an increase of 20.27 percent over the same period last year.
Original title: "Ehmann Nickel production report 2021"
