(under review) [selected by SMM Weekly] the impact of commercial nickel collection and storage market is limited. Indonesia is rumored to be able to stop the pace of local production.

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According to SMM, Gansu Province is working out the "implementation Plan for the Reserve of Nonferrous Metals in Gansu Province," which reserves 436000 tons of non-ferrous metal products, including 80, 000 tons of copper, 300000 tons of aluminum, 40, 000 tons of zinc, 15000 tons of nickel and 1000 tons of cobalt. The period of reserve of non-ferrous metals is tentatively set at seven months (from 1 May 2020 to 31 December 2020). After the expiration of the reserve period, according to the market situation, determine whether to terminate or extend the reserve period. The funds required for the reserve of non-ferrous metals shall be solved by the undertaking enterprise with a loan from the bank in the form of product pledge and so on. The interest and warehousing expenses incurred during the collection and storage period shall be subsidized by the funds arranged by the provincial budget.

According to SMM research, Gansu local enterprises have received the relevant notice, the rumored reserves are not state reserves, but commercial reserves (the state provides low-interest funds to encourage enterprises to buy on their own, self-financing), and this plan is still in consultation, and the official document has not yet been released. Due to the relatively normal operation of domestic electrolytic nickel enterprises, the intention of looking forward to collection and storage is not strong from the point of view of the enterprise itself. SMM data show that in 2019, the output of electrolytic nickel in Gansu is 132000 tons, accounting for 83.8% of the national output of electrolytic nickel; the output of electrolytic copper is 530000 tons; the output of electrolytic aluminum is 2.201 million tons; and the output of refined zinc is 350100 tons.

Indonesia's mining policy is changeable and uncertain, leaving more room for speculation, with a broad range of three types of information, including mining ban policies, domestic trade prices for local nickel mines, and industrial park emergencies. However, according to SMM observation, since last year's decision to ban nickel mines, the Indonesian government's measures have been basically oriented to attract investment and safeguard the interests of local factories, so it is unlikely to hinder the pace of production of the local nickel pig iron plant.

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