Nickel prices climbed to the highest in nearly two months Thursday on the London Metal Exchange, rising 10% from mid-June to about $19,400 per ton over concerns that the Philippines may ban exports of the metal. A bill to bar mineral ore ...
Nickel prices are likely to be pushed higher in 2014 if Indonesia introduces an export ban on laterite nickel ore, which would tighten supply particularly for China, according to Dan Loughner, the head of Australian nickel producer Western ...
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Japan's top nickel producer, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co, said its Philippines Taganito nickel project shipped its first shipment to Japan in Late October. It is reported that the first shipment is of 1,200 metric tons of refined nickel ...
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According to Mr. Deripaska, a major shareholder of the world's largest nickel producer, Norilsk Nickel (Norilsk) that the company will review production levels and rationalize output on falling nickel prices by considering various market ...
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The West Australian reported that Western Areas managing director Dan Lougher said that the Glencore-Xstrata merger could be the catalyst for a wave of acquisition activity in the WA nickel sector this year, with the new global giant primed ...
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Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin and aluminum giant Rusal will settle their disputes over ownership rights in the world’s largest nickel producer, GMK Norilsk Nickel in a London arbitration proceeding, Bloomberg reported Friday, ...
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Penrice Soda Holdings Limited announces the signing of an exclusive supply contract with Vale Nouvelle Caledonie SAS and the commencement of soda ash supply to Vale New Caledonia's recently commissioned major nickel and cobalt operation in ...
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Oleg Deripaska who controls a quarter of OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel, is urging fellow billionaire Roman Abramovich to buy a stake in the Russian mining company as shareholders feud over management Three people with the knowledge said that ...
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China's spot stainless steel prices are headed for a new 2011 low after dropping more than 3% over the weekend, as US and European debt concerns force LME nickel prices even lower. Traders are offering Taigang's benchmark 304 2mm 2B ...
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