Nickel ores Stock Statistics of China from Mar.21st, 2014-Mar.20th, 2015

RNC incurred a net loss of $10.0 million ($0.10 per share) for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to a net loss of $6.7 million ($0.07 per share) for the same period in 2013

According the production report, Vale delivered a strong operational performance in 4Q14 and in 2014, with production records in iron ore, nickel, copper and gold.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] China’s nickel ore import volume was 3,080,000mt in April, up by 78% M-O-M(1,730,000mt) and up by 38.7% Y-O-Y(2,220,000mt).

Import Statistic of Nickel Ore by Country and Area in April 2015, China

Import Statistic of Nickel Ore by Country and Area in March 2015, China

Since end of Mar., the falling trend of nickel ores stock slowed down. On Apr.17th, nickel ores stock was 17.88million

Up to the end of quarter 1, the nickel ores stock of China declined for nearly half year. on Mar.27th in 2015