Commodity Market Report
Global nickel strategic planning outlook Q1 2023
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Report summary
Strengthening demand for nickel in China’s rechargeable battery and stainless steel industries will support robust growth in global nickel demand over the mid-term. Despite that, large mid-term surpluses are looming as China ramps up nickel intermediates production in Indonesia for nickel sulphate. Surplus NPI will dissipate by 2024 and then the excess in Class I and sulphate will increase. LME prices will fall.
Table of contents
- Medium-term forecasts
- Nickel sulphate premiums
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Risks to forecast
- Short term - upside
- Short term - downside
- Medium term - upside
- Medium term - downside
- Price scenario
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Long-term prices
- The project incentive price (high case long-term price forecast).
- The price/C1 operating cost relationship – low case forecast.
- The price/C2 operating cost relationship – base case scenario.
- Overview
- Changes since the last quarter
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Nickel in stainless steel
- Asia
- China
- Indonesia
- Europe
- North America
- Nickel in battery chemicals
- Overview
- 2 more item(s)...
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Price forecasts and refined market balances
- Nickel market balance and price outlook
- Requirement for new refined nickel production
- Nickel sulphate premiums
- Price scenario
- Base case price and price scenario
- Regional nickel consumption
- Main changes in nickel consumption outlook since the previous quarter
- Battery CAM demand by type
- Regional nickel mine production capability
- Regional nickel refinery production capability
- Main changes in refined nickel production since the previous quarter
- 4 more item(s)...
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