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Nickel ore inventories at Chinese ports down 218,000 wmt WoW

Feb 5, 2024 12:00

Source:SMM

As of February 2, port inventories of nickel ore in China stood at 7.953 million wmt, down 218,000 wmt WoW.

As of February 2, port inventories of nickel ore in China stood at 7.953 million wmt, down 218,000 wmt WoW. The total Ni content was 62,460 mt. The port inventory across seven major Chinese ports totaled 3.81 million wmt, 138,000 wmt lower than the January 26. It's almost the rainy season, the peak shipping period passed, and nickel ore will be in a phase of reducing inventory this month.

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