Indonesia’s PT Antam Tbk said that the company produced 4,512 tons of nickel in the first quarter, increasing by 35.9% from 3,320 tons in the same period of last year.

According to Customs Statistic of China, the ferronickel import in Mar 2015 was 38816 tons, up by 26.8% M-o-M, and up by 177 Y-O-Y. Meanwhile, the Unwrought Nickel import volume was 5774 tons, down by 44.8% M-O-M and down by 52% Y-O-Y.

According to Indonesia’s mining ministry, the country is planned to build 12 nickel smelting plant, which is meaning that export restrictions are in effect on the domestic ore processing.

The possibility for the strike at Cerro Matoso nickel mine in which BHP Billiton plc has a 99.8% interest is growing according to the local media.

On Mar.24th, all ferroalloys enterprises in Wulanchabu areas of Inner Mongolia, China was notified to shut down for 7 to 10days regardless of the environmental conditions.

In Feb.2nd, the ferronickel production of Fujian Dingxin Industrial Co., Ltd. achieved new high record and the total capacity of crude FeNi breakthrough 1million tons.

Antam’s unaudited sales plunged 16% in 2014 to IDR 9.46 trillion (USD 741.67 million) compared to the IDR 11.29 trillion generated in 2013.

Fujian Lian De Enterprise Co., Ltd located in Fujian province of China, which was invested by Yieh United Steel and engaged in high ferronickel production. The fist phase of the project had four sets of 36000KVA (RKEF) and the first furnace put into operation ...