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Nickel Watch

Information listed below is courtesy of The Stainless Steel News.

09-02-2010      Dow Jones reports three month nickel ended the day at $9.81lb .  Reuters reports that output of nickel pig iron is set to drop in China as the government steps up efforts to cut energy consumption. NPI plants consume quite a bit of energy as they use low-grade laterite ores. Apparently, some 11-12 tons of laterite ores are smelted to produce one ton of NPI with 12-14% nickel content.  Today's almost official prices here  /  Yesterday's actual LME official prices here or here (chart)

08-31-2010      Dow Jones reports three month nickel ended the day at $9.39 Reuters Metals Insider - pdf here    Second Half Remains a Big Question Mark - In its annual mid-year poll of service center executives, MCN has learned that sales are still up, inventories are still down, but there is little consensus on what to expect for the rest of the year. - more  Bloomberg morning base metal news - more  (Xinhua) Nickel Consumption Suffers 49% Decline in July  Today's almost official prices here  /  Yesterday's actual LME official prices here or here (chart)

08-27-2010      Dow Jones reports three month nickel ended the day and week at $9.55lb.  Reuters Metals Insider - pdf here  POSCO to raise stainless steel prices for September - South Korea's POSCO, the world's No.3 steelmaker, said on Friday it will raise prices of major stainless steel products by 5.9 percent for September to reflect rising raw material costs. - more  Chinese Steel Prices Post First Decline in Six Weeks on Slowdown Concerns - Benchmark Chinese steel prices fell 1.9 percent this week, the first decline in six, as the government studied a property tax and economic concerns eroded purchases of the material used in houses and cars. - more  Today's almost official prices here  /  Yesterday's actual LME official prices here or here (chart)

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