Commodity Market Report
Global nickel short-term outlook February 2022
Report summary
Nickel prices keep rising and then shoot higher as Ukrainian tensions drive speculation on how sanctions might affect Russian nickel supply. Meanwhile nickel demand remains strong from stainless steel and batteries. Although Chinese stainless is down on last year, a rebound is coming. In Europe, it could be the opposite - current strength moderating in the second half of the year. And in Indonesia, a second HPAL plants starts shipping MHP.
Table of contents
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Nickel in stainless
- Asia
- China
- Europe
- Turkey
Tables and charts
This report includes 13 images and tables including:
- Year-on-year changes in Chinese quarterly stainless steel production
- Europe changes in quarterly stainless production
- Quarterly global refined nickel consumption (kt)
- Quarterly global stainless steel production (kt raw steel basis)
- Global refined nickel consumption (kt)
- Global stainless steel production (kt raw steel basis)
- Ukraine import of nickel ore (kt, wet)
- Ukraine exports of FeNi (gross)
- Global nickel mine production/capability (kt)
- Global nickel smelter production/capability (kt)
- Global finished nickel production/capability (kt)
- Nickel stocks and premiums
- Global refined nickel supply-demand balance (kt)
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