Ferro-alloys.com:The Nickel market was in deficit during January to June 2017 with apparent demand exceeding production by 60.3 kt.

Ferro-alloys.com:The Nickel market was in deficit during January to May 2017 with apparent demand exceeding production by 54.3 kt.

Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. reported that its subsidiary Platinum Group Metals Corporation (PGMC) reported that net income plunged 97 percent to P37.5 million last year from P1.11 billion in 2015 amid sluggish nickel ore prices and poor weather condition...

Export Statistic of Ferronickel by Country and Area in February 2017, China

Vale delivered a strong operational performance in 4Q16 and in 2016, with annual and quarterly production records in iron ore, pellets, nickel, copper, cobalt and gold.

The Nickel market was in deficit during January to December 2016 with apparent demand exceeding production by 51.5 kt. In the whole of 2015 the calculated surplus was 73.5 kt.

The Philippine mining audit has led to the suspension of 10 mines with 20 more at risk. The clampdown stoked worries about supply of nickel from the Philippines last year, helping spur a 14-percent rally in global prices.

Philippine is expected to experience deeper setback in its metals output this quarter after seeing a continuous decline in the production in the first nine months of the year.