In recent week, the low grade nickel ores futures price fell by USD2/wmt as FOB prices for nickel ore(Fe50%, water33%), nickel ore(Fe49%, water33%), nickel ore(Fe48%, water33%) were quoted at $22-24/wet mt, $21-23/wet mt, $20-21/wet mt respectively. Spot price for low-grade nickel ore dropped by about RMB20/wet mt. Spot prices for above materials was quoted at RMB290-300/wet mt, RMB280-290/wet mt and RMB270-280/wet mt respectively.

 

Medium and high-grade nickel ore price down by RMB30/wet mt. Currently, the nickel ore with Ni1.6%, Ni1.7%, Ni1.8% in Tianjin Port are quoted at  RMB560-590/wet mt,RMB610-630/wet mt, RMB710-720/wet mt respectively, and the transaction price for high-grade nickel ore with Ni1.9% and Ni2.0% were RMB760-770/wet mt, RMB810-820/wet mt. The futures price for medium grade nickel ore decreased by around $2/wet mt while the high grade Ni ores kept stable. Currently, the mainstream quotation prices for medium-grade nickel ore with Ni1.7% and Ni1.8% from Philippine are $85/wet mt FOB and $97/wet mt FOB. 

 

For the poor market situation of stainless steel and nickel, the FeNi capacity release would not recover then. The nickel ores price still suffered falling risk. 

 

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