Nickel Market Report September 2012
2012-11-22 11:41:33 【Print】
The following is a brief synopsis of the report. Your access is restricted as it is a subscription based service.
Please contact us for a subscription.
Please contact us for a subscription.
Introduction 5
1. Financial overview 5
1.1 Chinese CPI increase rebounds to 2% in August 5
1.2 Chinese PMI escapes out of the bottom in September 6
2. International market review 7
2.1 Global crude oil future prices pressure drop 7
2.2 FRB accelerates liquidity operation, USD index remains depressing 8
3. Global spot market review 9
3.1 Lateritic nickel ore market 9
3.2 Nickel cathodes market 11
3.3 Ferronickel market 14
3.4 Nickel sulfate market 17
4 Output in September 19
4.1 Nickel cathodes output 19
4.2 Ferronickel output in September in China 19
5 Customs data 19
5.1 Nickel ore import up by 0.59% in August MOM 19
5.2 Chinese refined nickel import down by 10.89% in August MOM 20
5.3 Top10 unrolled non-alloy nickel enterprises in China in August 20
5.4 Ferronickel import data in August in China 21
5.5 Chinese nickel sulfate import in August up 4.26% MOM 22
6. Nickel industry developments 23
6.1 Lateritic nickel ore industry developments 23
6.1.1 BINDURA Nickel Corporation (BNC) majority shareholder Mwana Africa has expressed renewed confidence in its Trojan mining operation 23
6.1.2 Sihong County start to exploit nickel copper minerals 23
6.1.3 Talvivaara is part of the Industrial Metals & Mining sector. Finnish mining company Talvivaara is considering a one billion euro investment to expand . project, maybe one billion and some,' deputy CEO Saila Miettinen-Lahde told Reuters. 23
6.1.4 Canadian Arrow Mines Limited pubulished that they have product nickel sulfide from Kelex. 23
6.2 Nickel cathodes industry developments 23
6.2.1 Norilsk Nickel to cut 2012 investments 23
6.2.2 TISCO produce Wide pure nickel coil 23
6.2.3 US nickel import up by 38.8% MON in July to 9,832,581kg 23
6.3 Ferronickel industrial developments 24
6.3.1 Yangjiang Century Qingshan Nickel Industry Co., Ltd plans to expand ferronickel production in end of August 2012. 24
6.3.2 Guangxi Binyang County Hongxin Smelt Co., Ltd., has one furnace of 90m3 and output was around 2,000tpm. 24
6.3.3 Tieling City Qinghe District Kaisheng Forging started ignition by rotary kiln. 24
6.3.4 Tangshan City Guye District Lvjiatuo Binli Building Materials Factory planned to restart ferronickel operation month late. 24
6.3.5 Linyi Lianzhong Nickel Industry Co., Ltd., planned to restart operation after two months later. 24
6.3.6 Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) plans to suspend operations at its Cosmos nickel mine in Western Australia state as soft nickel prices 25
7. Stainless steel industry developments 25
7.1 Stainless steel scrap 25
7.2 300 series stainless steel 25
8. Outlook for August 25
8.1 Lateritic nickel ore market outlook 25
8.2 Nickel cathodes market forecast 26
8.3 Ferronickel market outlook 26
8.4 Nickel salt market outlook 26
Picture
Picture 1 Chart of CPI and PPI in China during 2011-2012 6
Picture 2 Chinese PMI chart during 2011-2012 7
Picture 3 Nymax WTI prices chart 8
Picture 4 Chart of USDX tendency 8
Picture 5 Chinese lateritic nickel ore (nickel content of 1.8%) delivered-at-ports price trend in August: RMB/t 10
Picture 6 Nickel cathodes of Jinchuan brand factory price 13
Picture 7 Nickel cathodes of Jinchuan brand price in spot market 13
Picture 8 Nickel of Norilsk brand price in Chinese spot market 14
Picture 9 Nickel of Inco brand price in Chinese spot market 14
Picture 10 Ex works price trend of ferronickel 10%min in August in China: RMB/mtu 16
Picture 11 Ex works price trend of ferronickel 4-6%min in August in China: RMB/mtu 17
Picture 12 Ex works price trend of ferronickel 7-9%min in August in China: RMB/mtu 17
Picture 13 nickel sulfate price movement in August 18
Table
Table 1 Inventory quantity and vessel mooring situation 10
Table 2 nickel cathodes output in September in China .19
Table 3 Top 10 import enterprises of nickel ore sand and nickel concentrate in August in China 20
Table 4 Top 10 unwrought non-alloy nickel import enterprises in August in China 21
Table 5 China top 10 ferronickel import enterprises review in August 22
1. Financial overview 5
1.1 Chinese CPI increase rebounds to 2% in August 5
1.2 Chinese PMI escapes out of the bottom in September 6
2. International market review 7
2.1 Global crude oil future prices pressure drop 7
2.2 FRB accelerates liquidity operation, USD index remains depressing 8
3. Global spot market review 9
3.1 Lateritic nickel ore market 9
3.2 Nickel cathodes market 11
3.3 Ferronickel market 14
3.4 Nickel sulfate market 17
4 Output in September 19
4.1 Nickel cathodes output 19
4.2 Ferronickel output in September in China 19
5 Customs data 19
5.1 Nickel ore import up by 0.59% in August MOM 19
5.2 Chinese refined nickel import down by 10.89% in August MOM 20
5.3 Top10 unrolled non-alloy nickel enterprises in China in August 20
5.4 Ferronickel import data in August in China 21
5.5 Chinese nickel sulfate import in August up 4.26% MOM 22
6. Nickel industry developments 23
6.1 Lateritic nickel ore industry developments 23
6.1.1 BINDURA Nickel Corporation (BNC) majority shareholder Mwana Africa has expressed renewed confidence in its Trojan mining operation 23
6.1.2 Sihong County start to exploit nickel copper minerals 23
6.1.3 Talvivaara is part of the Industrial Metals & Mining sector. Finnish mining company Talvivaara is considering a one billion euro investment to expand . project, maybe one billion and some,' deputy CEO Saila Miettinen-Lahde told Reuters. 23
6.1.4 Canadian Arrow Mines Limited pubulished that they have product nickel sulfide from Kelex. 23
6.2 Nickel cathodes industry developments 23
6.2.1 Norilsk Nickel to cut 2012 investments 23
6.2.2 TISCO produce Wide pure nickel coil 23
6.2.3 US nickel import up by 38.8% MON in July to 9,832,581kg 23
6.3 Ferronickel industrial developments 24
6.3.1 Yangjiang Century Qingshan Nickel Industry Co., Ltd plans to expand ferronickel production in end of August 2012. 24
6.3.2 Guangxi Binyang County Hongxin Smelt Co., Ltd., has one furnace of 90m3 and output was around 2,000tpm. 24
6.3.3 Tieling City Qinghe District Kaisheng Forging started ignition by rotary kiln. 24
6.3.4 Tangshan City Guye District Lvjiatuo Binli Building Materials Factory planned to restart ferronickel operation month late. 24
6.3.5 Linyi Lianzhong Nickel Industry Co., Ltd., planned to restart operation after two months later. 24
6.3.6 Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) plans to suspend operations at its Cosmos nickel mine in Western Australia state as soft nickel prices 25
7. Stainless steel industry developments 25
7.1 Stainless steel scrap 25
7.2 300 series stainless steel 25
8. Outlook for August 25
8.1 Lateritic nickel ore market outlook 25
8.2 Nickel cathodes market forecast 26
8.3 Ferronickel market outlook 26
8.4 Nickel salt market outlook 26
Picture
Picture 1 Chart of CPI and PPI in China during 2011-2012 6
Picture 2 Chinese PMI chart during 2011-2012 7
Picture 3 Nymax WTI prices chart 8
Picture 4 Chart of USDX tendency 8
Picture 5 Chinese lateritic nickel ore (nickel content of 1.8%) delivered-at-ports price trend in August: RMB/t 10
Picture 6 Nickel cathodes of Jinchuan brand factory price 13
Picture 7 Nickel cathodes of Jinchuan brand price in spot market 13
Picture 8 Nickel of Norilsk brand price in Chinese spot market 14
Picture 9 Nickel of Inco brand price in Chinese spot market 14
Picture 10 Ex works price trend of ferronickel 10%min in August in China: RMB/mtu 16
Picture 11 Ex works price trend of ferronickel 4-6%min in August in China: RMB/mtu 17
Picture 12 Ex works price trend of ferronickel 7-9%min in August in China: RMB/mtu 17
Picture 13 nickel sulfate price movement in August 18
Table
Table 1 Inventory quantity and vessel mooring situation 10
Table 2 nickel cathodes output in September in China .19
Table 3 Top 10 import enterprises of nickel ore sand and nickel concentrate in August in China 20
Table 4 Top 10 unwrought non-alloy nickel import enterprises in August in China 21
Table 5 China top 10 ferronickel import enterprises review in August 22
