China’s Nickel-Pig Iron Output May Rise 15%, Antaike Says
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China’s production of nickel pig iron, a low-cost alternative to refined nickel, should increase to at least 300,000 metric tons next year from an expected 260,000 tons this year, said Xu Aidong, chief analyst at Beijing Antaike Information Development Co.
Nickel pig iron production should account for almost 60 percent of China’s total primary nickel output this year, according to Antaike. China should import about 30 million tons of lower-grade nickel ore next year to produce nickel pig iron, the company estimates.