SHANGHAI, Feb 1 (SMM) - At the beginning of 2023, Jinchuan Group closely followed the market demand orientation, grasped the market development trends, and proposed the task of increasing the production of refined nickel by 6,000 mt in the year. Recently, according to the 2023 refined nickel and nickel sulphate product adjustment plan proposed by Jinchuan Group, nickel smelters acted quickly and took multiple measures to formulate high-quality development and increase production on the basis of purification capacity, nickel balance, and copper balance. According to the plan. Jinchuan successfully increased the refined nickel output by 600 mt in January. According to SMM research, the raw material used in the new production lines is still mainly high-grade nickel matte and the increment of output was mainly contributed by the original production lines.
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