AM Statistics: Lateritic nickel ore stocks in China up by 400,000t from Nov 25-29
2013-12-02 17:09:06 [Print]
BEIJING (Asian Metal) 2 Dec 13 - According to Asian Metal, the stocks of lateritic nickel ore in Chinese main ports (seven ports) were around 24,430,000t from Nov 25-29, 2013, up by 400,000t compared with those last week.
Because of the strong demand from Chinese customers, most traders are active to import nickel ore. The import volume of lateritic nickel ore kept at a high level this week. The import volume of nickel ore from Indonesia 1320 million tone this week. Indonesia government will still ban nickel ore export next year, so the purchasing in China kept active. All in all, the stocks of lateritic nickel ore in Chinese ports keep moving up further this week.
The detail of stocks in each port is as follows:
Unit: Thousand Tones
Because of the strong demand from Chinese customers, most traders are active to import nickel ore. The import volume of lateritic nickel ore kept at a high level this week. The import volume of nickel ore from Indonesia 1320 million tone this week. Indonesia government will still ban nickel ore export next year, so the purchasing in China kept active. All in all, the stocks of lateritic nickel ore in Chinese ports keep moving up further this week.
The detail of stocks in each port is as follows:
Unit: Thousand Tones
Port |
Stocks |
Compared with that of last week |
Lianyungang Port |
445 |
+10 |
Tianjin Port |
658 |
+10 |
Rizhao Port |
265 |
+5 |
Lanshan Port |
255 |
+5 |
Fangcheng Port |
60 |
- |
Jingtang Port |
320 |
+10 |
Zhanjiang Port |
25 |
- |
Yingkou Port |
220 |
-10 |
Caofeidian Port |
195 |
+10 |
Total |
2443 |
+40 |
Nickel Ore Philippine 1.3%min CIF China
Unit:USD/mt
China refined nickel producers' operating rate statistics by province by month
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