AM Statistics: Lateritic nickel ore stocks in China up by 350,000t Jan 6-10
2014-04-23 10:36:11 [Print]
BEIJING (Asian Metal) 13 Jan 14 - According to Asian Metal, the stocks of lateritic nickel ore in Chinese main ports (nine ports) were around 27,040,000t on January 10, 2014, up by 400,000t compared with those on January 3, 2013
Indonesia government banned nickel ore export on January 12, 2014, so many purchasers stopped importing nickel ore from Indonesia. Chinese purchasers rebuilt large stocks in the past several months and there were still some ships returning to China this week. Furthermore, the import from the Philippines is still active. In this case, the stocks in Chinese market moved up further this week.
The detail of stocks in each port is as follows:
Unit: kt
Indonesia government banned nickel ore export on January 12, 2014, so many purchasers stopped importing nickel ore from Indonesia. Chinese purchasers rebuilt large stocks in the past several months and there were still some ships returning to China this week. Furthermore, the import from the Philippines is still active. In this case, the stocks in Chinese market moved up further this week.
The detail of stocks in each port is as follows:
Unit: kt
Port |
Stocks |
Weekly change |
Lianyungang Port |
5200 |
+100 |
Tianjin Port |
7990 |
+50 |
Rizhao Port |
2800 |
- |
Lanshan Port |
2750 |
+100 |
Fangcheng Port |
600 |
- |
Jingtang Port |
3200 |
+100 |
Zhanjiang Port |
250 |
- |
Yingkou Port |
2300 |
- |
Caofeidian Port |
1950 |
- |
Total |
27040 |
+350 |
Nickel Ore Philippine 0.8%min CIF China
Unit:USD/mt
China refined nickel producers' operating rate statistics by province by month
Unit: %
