Nickel Pig Iron Production In China

High stainless steel output in China led to jump in imports of raw

High stainless steel production in China in 2023 generated lofty imports of raw materials, including chrome ore, ferro-chrome, nickel pig iron (NPI) and ferro-nickel.

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Indonesia and China's NPI plants both report …

Thanks to a bull market and intensive production scheduling of stainless steel mills, the NPI (nickel pig iron) production was with strong momentum both in China and Indonesia, totaling 156,500 tonnes in metal content (the same …

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Tsingshan Collaboration

Tsingshan is the world's largest stainless steel producer and a leading producer of both class 1 and class 2 nickel. Tsingshan, who pioneered the Rotary Kiln Electric Furnace (RKEF) …

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Indonesia considers terminating permits for some nickel pig iron production

Indonesia's high-grade 1.7% nickel ore is used mainly to produce nickel pig iron, a feedstock for stainless steel, with EV batteries using lower grade nickel.

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Indonesia and China killed the nickel market

Indonesia is by far the largest nickel producer, with a mined output in 2023 of 1.8 million tonnes. Traditionally, Indonesia sent nickel pig iron to China for processing into …

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Chinese NPI prices continue to slide on increased supplies from

Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for nickel pig iron, high-grade NPI content 10-15%, spot, ddp China was 1,250-1,280 per nickel unit on Friday and the corresponding …

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Nickel Pig Iron

1:33 AM China nickel pig iron market price on 6 June 2025. ... Apr 27 Nickel Pig Iron Production by Grade in April 2025. Nickel Pig Iron Trade Leads. Nickel Pig Iron Supply …

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Column: China's refined nickel trade signals new …

Much of that Indonesian material has traditionally been nickel pig iron (NPI) heading for China's stainless steel sector. ... Mined production jumped by 48% from 2021 to 2022 and by another 29% ...

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The rotary kiln electric furnace (RKEF) process is a mainstream technology that utilizes laterite nickel ore to produce nickel pig iron and is also the most cost competitive technology for nickel …

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China nickel-pig-iron producers cut costs amid weak demand

HONG KONG, May 16 (Reuters) - China's producers of nickel-pig-iron are racing to upgrade their facilities as reduced demand from stainless steel mills and weaker nickel prices drive...

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Carbothermic Reduction of Nickeliferous Laterite Ores for …

In 2011, the nickel production in China amounted to 446 kilotons, with the proportion of electrolytic nickel and nickel pig iron (NPI) registering 41.5% and 56.5%, respectively.

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How China's investment in Indonesia's nickel industry is impacting

IMIP produces a total of 4.76 million tons of Nickel Pig Iron (NPI), with the majority exported to China. Its iron grip over nickel resources helped China dominate the global EV manufacturing …

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Chinese nickel pig iron prices push up to 11-month high

Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for nickel pig iron, high-grade NPI content 10-15%, contract, ddp China was at 1,030-1,050 yuan ($145-148) per nickel unit on Friday, up …

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The effect of entry into force of the mining law 2009 began …

January 2014 in the production of NPI (Nickel Pig Iron) in China P Prasetyo Research Center of Metallurgy and Material – LIPI Puspiptek, Serpong, Indonesia Email: …

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China nickel-pig-iron producers cut costs amid weak demand

HONG KONG, May 16 (Reuters) - China's producers of nickel-pig-iron are racing to upgrade their facilities as reduced demand from stainless steel mills and weaker nickel prices drive them to …

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Nickel

More recently, the nickel sector has seen structural change driven by the emergence and consolidation of nickel pig iron (NPI) production, first in China, then in Indonesia, followed by the establishment of stainless steel (SS) …

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Q+A-Nickel pig iron: key swing factor for nickel market | Reuters

When prices fall below $18,000 a tonne, nickel pig iron production drops off just as quickly. ... Mostly in China, where analysts forecast annual nickel consumption growth of 9 …

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China's nickel pig iron output expected to drop

Production of nickel pig iron is expected to drop by 8 percent to around 80,000~85000 tons due to slow stainless steel market. China's stainless steel mills cut …

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Indonesia and China's NPI plants both report mounting production

Thanks to a bull market and intensive production scheduling of stainless steel mills, the NPI (nickel pig iron) production was with strong momentum both in China and Indonesia, totaling …

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Nickel Pig Iron Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By …

Nickel Pig Iron Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Grade (Low-grade, Medium-grade, High-grade), By End-use (Building & Construction, Automotive & …

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Nickel shortage: China's largest producer cuts production

As already mentioned at the beginning, the industry giant Tsingshan has announced that it will reduce the production of nickel pig iron due to a shortage of nickel ore. The prices …

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"How Indonesia Beat the Philippines to Become

In seven years, over US$30 billion has been invested into NPI (nickel pig iron) production facilities and stainless-steel plants with associated power stations, infrastructure …

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Chinese NPI prices resume downtrend amid weak …

Fastmarkets' weekly price assessments for nickel pig iron, high-grade, NPI content 10-15%, spot, ddp China and nickel pig iron, high-grade NPI content 10-15%, contract, ddp China were both 910-930 yuan ($127-130) per …

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China, Indonesia face deeper output cuts to tackle nickel price …

China and Indonesia are set to reduce nickel output by at least 100,000 metric tons this year as producers seek to limit losses following a slump in the price of the metal used in …

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In 2019, nickel deficit in the market shrank to 42 kt (from 149 kt in 2018), driven primarily by an increased production of nickel pig iron in Indonesia and China (by 32%, or 228 kt) on the back …

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Tsingshan cuts Indonesian nickel output due to tight ore supplies

Prices of Philippine ore containing 1.5% nickel have surged 30% since the start of the year to $52 a ton on Sept. 26, Custeel data on LSEG Workspace showed. Meanwhile, …

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Indonesia Miner : Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park …

PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (PT IMIP) has reported a total production of Nickel Pig Iron (NPI) commodities in the IMIP industrial area amounting to 4.76 million tons, which were exported to China and several …

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Nickel in Indonesia: A Story of Trade Restraints and …

Figure 1: Simplified production process for nickel in Indonesia. 2. Ferronickel/Nickel Pig Iron Production : Since the export ban was first enforced in 2014, Indonesia's NPI production has …

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Produksi Nickel Pig Iron Indonesia Dikuasai China

NIKEL.CO.ID, 24 Februari 2023-Ekspor nickel pig iron (NPI) dari Indonesia ke China berada di urutan pertama sepanjang 2022 dibandingkan eksportir dari negara lain. Namun, muncul …

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The Nickel-based Industrial Paradox: Indonesian Resources, …

Indonesia's nickel processing uses the country's abundant reserves of low-grade nickel to produce two main products: Nickel Pig Iron (NPI) and ferronickel, which are primarily …

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China's grip on global nickel supply tightens with Anglo sale

This segment of the nickel market was the first to feel the full force of Indonesia's production boom, which initially came in the form of a competitor stainless steel input called …

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Tsingshan

Tsingshan is the world's largest stainless steel producer and a leading producer of both class 1 and class 2 nickel. Tsingshan, who pioneered the Rotary Kiln Electric Furnace (RKEF) process to produce low-cost nickel pig iron (NPI), is …

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Chinese Nickel pig iron price at all-time high

Stainless Espresso: Chinese Nickel pig iron price at new highs Nickel pig iron at new high. Chinese nickel pig iron (8-12%) climbed to a new high last week and is now over …

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Nickel Pig Iron Market Size & Share | Industry Report, …

The nickel pig iron market in China accounted for the largest market revenue share in Asia Pacific in 2024. China, the world's largest stainless steel producer, is expected to remain the dominant consumer of NPI, with annual stainless …

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Simulation-based design for resource efficiency of metal production …

The main production technologies in terms of the amount of nickel contained in NPI produced are submerged arc furnaces (67 %) and blast furnaces (33 %), with a total …

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Carbothermic Reduction of Nickeliferous Laterite Ores for Nickel …

BF smelting of laterite ore for NPI production was invented in response to the high price of electrolytic nickel, providing a cheaper route to supply NPI as a substitute for electrolytic nickel. It is aimed to address issues such as difficult slag formation and slag–iron separation, as well as low molten iron …

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