According to Indonesia’s mining ministry, the country is planned to build 12 nickel smelting plant, which is meaning that export restrictions are in effect on the domestic ore processing.

The possibility for the strike at Cerro Matoso nickel mine in which BHP Billiton plc has a 99.8% interest is growing according to the local media.

On Mar.24th, all ferroalloys enterprises in Wulanchabu areas of Inner Mongolia, China was notified to shut down for 7 to 10days regardless of the environmental conditions.

In Feb.2nd, the ferronickel production of Fujian Dingxin Industrial Co., Ltd. achieved new high record and the total capacity of crude FeNi breakthrough 1million tons.

Antam’s unaudited sales plunged 16% in 2014 to IDR 9.46 trillion (USD 741.67 million) compared to the IDR 11.29 trillion generated in 2013.

Jiangsu Hongfeng New Material Technology Co., Ltd. locating at Jiangsu province, which owned 4 sets of 33000kva（RKFE）with monthly production of high FeNi of 5000tons

Fujian Lian De Enterprise Co., Ltd located in Fujian province of China, which was invested by Yieh United Steel and engaged in high ferronickel production. The fist phase of the project had four sets of 36000KVA (RKEF) and the first furnace put into operation ...

It was ackonwledged that Jiang Su DeLong Co.，Ltd of China planned to build an nickel smelter with annual output of 3million tons in Konawe Industrial Zone of Southeast Sulawesi, Indochinese.