Commodity Market Report
Global nickel short-term outlook October 2021
Report summary
China's duel control policy on energy use continues to limit activities at China's stainless steel mills and NPI smelters. Output at both has fallen but the impact on the already tight nickel supply in China is supporting higher prices. Chinese scrap use is up while persistent comments from Indonesia about further restrictions to exports added to the price optimism. The risks ahead are on the upside.
Table of contents
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Nickel in stainless
- China
- Europe
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Nickel in batteries
- Precursor chemicals (PCAMs) and cathode active materials (CAMs)
Tables and charts
This report includes 11 images and tables including:
- Nickel use in Chinese stainless steel by raw material type
- 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)
- PT Gunbuster development
- 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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