Nickel Industry Feature–Philippine DSO Supply at Risk

Nickel Industry Feature–Philippine DSO Supply at Risk

At risk is the volume of the country’s nickel in ore exports which are critical to Chinese nickel production, and a potential hit to the Philippines’ reputation as an investment destination. The Philippines became the largest exporter of nickel in ore, which is essential to China’s NPI sector, following the implementation of the Indonesian ore export ban in January 2014. China imported 29.6Mt of Philippine ore and 41.1Mt of Indonesian ore in 2013, as it built significant ore stockpiles ahead of the Indonesian ban. Chinese imports of Philippine ore rose to 36.4Mt in 2014 and 34.3Mt in 2015, with......