Nickel Industry News

Russia: rolled metal imports from Ukraine up in January-July ...
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT
75% of the volume accounted for 8% nickel-containing scrap. (Ukrainian metal)


Here's why nickel prices dropped moderately amid US-China trade ...
Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Unlike other base metals, nickel prices dropped moderately ... demand for base metals. The commodity, used for making alloys, has dropped about twelve percent since the mid of June, while other base metals like copper and zinc had lost more than eighteen ...


Russia: ferrous metals exports down in July 2018
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT
In August Zlatoust Electrometallurgical Works exceeded its manufacturing plans. In particular, the metallurgical manufacture surpassed the plan on steel production using vacuum arc remelting technique. Nickel-containing steel and alloys accounted for some 1400 tons. The company has also mastered the manufacture of slabs of corrosion-resistant heat-resistant steel. In August ZEMZ produced 4.876 thousand tons of


METALS-Nickel sinks to eight-month low on trade tensions and ...
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:19:01 GMT
CTA (commodity trading advisers ... its lowest level since Aug. 16. * STEEL PRICES: Nickel, largely used to make stainless steel, and zinc, mainly used for galvanising steel, were also pressured by a slide in Chinese steel futures. Steel shed more than ...


Nickel prices fall on trade tensions
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:19:01 GMT
Nickel price have hit an eight-month low and zinc ... its weakest since December 29 last year. CTA (commodity trading advisers) funds unleashed more selling in the zinc market, Alastair Munro at broker Marex Spectron said in a note. Shorts are rebuilding ...


Russia: Electrozinc shuts down manufacture for repairs
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT
President of Nornickel Vladimir Potanin has visited the deepest mine of the company, which is also the deepest in Eurasia, the Skalisty Mine at the depth of 2056 meters. The Skalisty project is estimated at 134 billion rubles. Last year the mine yielded 1.9 million tons of ore, and this year 2.2 million tons


Russia: Uralelectromed prepared for winter
Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Kopy Goldfields AB has started operating at two prospecting project in Irkutsk and Amur regions. In June the company started prospecting at an alluvial deposit in Amur region. The work is expected to be complete in 2020-2021. So far prospecting for gold at the site has not been carried out. Under the second project Kopy


Russia: ZEMZ masters new steel grade manufacture
Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT
In January-July Amur region extracted 12312 kg of gold, down by 14.5% YoY. The decrease is due to the drop of output at Albyn and Pokrovsk mines of Petropavlovsk Plc. Of the total volume 8703 kg (-19%) were provided by the companies developing ore gold deposits. Alluvial gold output remained on the previous year level


Russia: coal company becomes Beringovsky area resident
Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT
In January-July Amur Zoloto LLC, extracting gold on the territory of Khabarovsk region, produced 789.5 kg of gold. In particular, the Yubileyniy GOK at the Krasivoye deposits produced 44.4 thousand tons of ore gold, with Yubileynaya factory processing 59.3 thousand tons of ore and producing 538.6 kg of gold and 333.9 kg of silver. Perevalnaya


Commodity prices suffer as emerging markets tumble
Sun, 19 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT
The sell-off in emerging markets has spilled into commodities, hitting prices of key resources ... while metals including nickel, zinc and aluminium also fell sharply. Prices are likely to depend on whether Chinas government will stimulate its economy ...


Global metal prices are plunging, and shares in Australia's big ...
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Commodity prices plunged across the board overnight ... There were even heavier falls for zinc and nickel, while gold remains stuck in its recent malaise. Although gold usually benefits from a risk-off tone on global markets, its also negatively ...


COLUMN-Best commodity bets Exposed to China and less open to ...
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT
LAUNCESTON, Australia, Aug 16 Reuters - The recent gyrations in the world economy around Turkeys currency and the escalating U.S.-China trade dispute have taken a toll on commodity prices ... and other metals such as zinc and nickel, all have deep ...


Commentary: Best commodity bets Exposed to China and less open ...
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT
LAUNCESTON, Australia Reuters - The recent gyrations in the world economy around Turkeys currency and the escalating U.S.-China trade dispute have taken a toll on commodity prices ... and other metals such as zinc and nickel, all have deep and ...


Russia: Energoprom to increase graphitized electrode output
Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT
The board of directors of Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel has recommended paying 776.02 rubles per share, or a total of about 122.802 billion rubles in dividends for January-June, the company said in a statement. The shareholders will discuss the recommendation at an extraordinary meeting scheduled for August 27. The record date for the dividends


Oil Slides With Metals on Demand Concern While Stockpiles Rise
Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Copper slumped to the lowest in a year while nickel and zinc also retreated on fears ... between the fluctuations in global growth, copper prices and crude-oil prices, said Bjarne Schieldrop, chief commodities analyst at SEB AB in Oslo.


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