Commodity Market Report
Global nickel short-term outlook March 2019
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Report summary
Nickel prices ended March more or less on a par with those of end-February. Stainless melting rates are increasing in Europe as definitive safeguarding duties have a positive impact. But will Tsingshan start shipping more stainless steel to Europe now that China has introduced preliminary anti-dumping duties on stainless semis from Indonesia? Conference visits to Indonesia and Australia shed more light on NPI and batteries.
Table of contents
- Africa
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Asia
- China
- Japan
- Europe
Tables and charts
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Malaysian imports of stainless from South Africa being replaced by IndonesiaPenetration of the European stainless market by ex-region importsGlobal quarterly refined consumption (kt)
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Quarterly global stainless steel production (kt raw steel basis)Global refined nickel consumption (kt)Global stainless steel production (kt raw steel basis)Global nickel mine production/capability (kt)Global nickel smelter production/capability (kt)Global finished nickel production/capability (kt)Nickel stocks and premiumsGlobal refined nickel supply-demand balance (kt)
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