nuno.figueiroa
09 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks Recharge | Latest renewable energy news Trump government launches plan to become energy storage world leader by 2030 |... Energy Storage Grand Challenge aims to achieve global leadership with next-generation technology that does not require the importing of 'critical' raw materials
nuno.figueiroa
09 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks Mining Technology | Mining News and Views Updated Daily – 9 Jan 20 Q&A: making nickel mining greener with Norilsk We speak to Norilsk about the steps it has taken to reduce emissions at its operations on the Russia-Norway border, in collaboration with the UN.
nuno.figueiroa
09 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks Energy Storage News First utility-scale battery joins Ireland’s feted DS3 flexibility market Statkraft is laying claim to the first utility-scale battery in the Republic of Ireland with the completion of an 11MW project.
nuno.figueiroa
09 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks mining-journal.com – 8 Jan 20 BMW joins Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance Initiative seeks to promote environmentally and socially responsible practices in the supply chain.
nuno.figueiroa
09 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks U.S. – 8 Jan 20 Indonesia approves environmental study for battery-grade nickel plants: minister Indonesia has approved environmental impact studies for factories to produce bat...
nuno.figueiroa
09 Jan 2020
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09 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks SteelGuru India World Nickel Production and Consumption - DIIS Australia’s Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Resources and Energy Quarterly December 2019 said “China's manufacturing supports consumption growth.
TrickyDickyTwo
09 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks All across the world, cars are trading in their internal combustion engines (“ICEâ€) for an electric motor and battery pack, but China is no doubt leading the charge. In 2018, 4% of China’s car sales were EVs (author’s calculations assuming 28 million total sales and 1.1 million EV sales), but this number is projected to skyrocket to 25% in 2025, as opposed to the previously expected 20%. For a market expected to reach 35 million vehicles by 2025, after reaching 30 million in 2020, this 25% of sales would create 8.75 million EV sales in China alone. But China’s not alone. The United States, the second largest, single-country, market in the world, is projected to reach 17.7 million sales in 2025, after 17.2 million sales in 2018. This is much slower growth, but it still represents a large market where 1.4 million EVs are expected to be sold in 2025. Recent legislative efforts are also working to increase this by extending EV incentives for buyers, though they’ve been unsuccessful thus far. In Europe, EV sales are projected to surpass US EV sales by 2025, with 6.3 million EVs sold in 2025, but blowing China out of the water in per-capita sales. 48.3% of Norway’s vehicle sales in 2018 were EVs, the most of any country in the world, and the country expects to sell only EVs in 2025 and beyond. These 6.3 million EV sales will mark huge growth over the 195,000 sold in 2018. The sales are expected to be bolstered by dramatic growth in variety and availability of EVs across the continent. India will have 7.4 million vehicle sales by 2025, up from 4.4 million in 2018, and with the country continuing to incentivize EVs to reduce their terrible pollution problems, an urgent problem for the country and its government, a large number of those could be EVs in 2025. So, while each of these individual areas seeing EV growth is clearly a positive for the EV market, and lithium as a byproduct, how many EVs will actually be sold in 2025? Well, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan, covered by the Economic Times, we can expect 34 million EVs to be sold in 2025 across the world. The report also shows rapid growth to continue, with 121.2 million EVs sold in 2030 and 636.7 million sold in 2040. This growth also makes the multi-billion dollar investments of multiple car manufacturers, such as Volkswagen (OTCPK:VWAGY) and General Motors (GM), seem quite wise, and their vehicles should also further the adoption of EVs with variation and brand loyalty. TDT:sunglasses:
TrickyDickyTwo
09 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks All across the world, cars are trading in their internal combustion engines (“ICEâ€) for an electric motor and battery pack, but China is no doubt leading the charge. In 2018, 4% of China’s car sales were EVs (author’s calculations assuming 28 million total sales and 1.1 million EV sales), but this number is projected to skyrocket to 25% in 2025, as opposed to the previously expected 20%. For a market expected to reach 35 million vehicles by 2025, after reaching 30 million in 2020, this 25% of sales would create 8.75 million EV sales in China alone. But China’s not alone. The United States, the second largest, single-country, market in the world, is projected to reach 17.7 million sales in 2025, after 17.2 million sales in 2018. This is much slower growth, but it still represents a large market where 1.4 million EVs are expected to be sold in 2025. Recent legislative efforts are also working to increase this by extending EV incentives for buyers, though they’ve been unsuccessful thus far. In Europe, EV sales are projected to surpass US EV sales by 2025, with 6.3 million EVs sold in 2025, but blowing China out of the water in per-capita sales. 48.3% of Norway’s vehicle sales in 2018 were EVs, the most of any country in the world, and the country expects to sell only EVs in 2025 and beyond. These 6.3 million EV sales will mark huge growth over the 195,000 sold in 2018. The sales are expected to be bolstered by dramatic growth in variety and availability of EVs across the continent. India will have 7.4 million vehicle sales by 2025, up from 4.4 million in 2018, and with the country continuing to incentivize EVs to reduce their terrible pollution problems, an urgent problem for the country and its government, a large number of those could be EVs in 2025. TDT
nuno.figueiroa
08 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks Chemistry World Study questions benefits of spending on carbon capture Previous models failed to consider upstream carbon emissions and air pollution
nuno.figueiroa
08 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks Exclusive: China’s base metals output in December **Data Analysis 06:52
7PM Source:SMM ** SHANGHAI, Jan 8 (SMM) – This is a roundup of China’s base metals output in December 2019, from an SMM survey of major producers. Copper China’s production of copper cathode rose in December for a third straight month, as newly-commissioned projects such as Yunnan Copper’s phase two in Chifeng and Zijin Mining’s smelter in Heilongjiang ramped up. The gain in output, however, was limited by curtailments at some fund-strapped smelters. SMM data showed that China produced 805,500 mt of copper cathode last month, up 0.83% from November and 5.77% from December 2018. Production for 2019 came in at 8.94 million mt, up 2.41% from 2018. In December, copper output produced from copper scrap increased as scrap discounts against refined material widened after copper prices rallied. Refining charges (RCs) for blister copper rose from November as increased seaborne supply eased shortages domestically. **Prices of sulphuric acid, meanwhile, remained weak, with northern regions seeing substantial declines, due to continued weakness in demand. This has yet to materially affect smelter operations, but clouded the outlook for the year ahead. ** China’s copper cathode production is estimated to slip to 734,900 mt in January, as cash flow issues and environmental restrictions lead to production reduction at some smelters. January’s output will dip 0.18% from a year ago. Alumina China produced 5.87 million mt of alumina in December, with metallurgical-grade materials accounting for 5.62 million mt. This brought China’s alumina production in 2019 to 70.42 million mt, down 2.47% from 2018. Last month, production of metallurgical-grade alumina averaged 181,000 mt per day, down 9.01% from December 2018 and 0.26% from November as Luoyang Wanji cut its capacity in operation to 800,000 mt/year. Alumina refineries that suspended or trimmed output in November due to bauxite supply shortages, environmental woes or losses did not recover in December, while the Jingxi Tiangui project failed to see production ramping up as expected. As of early January, alumina capacity in operation in China reduced to 66.19 million mt on an annualised basis, as Guangxi Xinfa and Xinghua Technology curtailed production. With average daily production shrinking to 180,000 mt, China’s production of metallurgical-grade alumina is likely to slip to 5.58 million mt in January. Jingxi Tiangui, however, will likely help limit the decline. Aluminium China’s primary aluminium output climbed to 3.04 million mt in December, to produce a year-over-year increase of 1.47%. In the full 2019, production dipped 1.84% from 2018 to 35.43 million mt, and consumption slipped 1.4% to 36.11 million mt. Inventories, meanwhile, declined 686,000 mt. Primary aluminium capacity in operation in China is expected to expand to 36.4 million mt on an annualised basis in January, as new projects including Zhongfu’s in Guangyuan of Sichuan, Shenhuo’s in Yunnan, Yunnan Aluminium’s in Heqing county and East Hope’s in Guyang of Inner Mongolia will ramp up and also some facilities will resume. Production is estimated to extend its increase to 3.06 million mt in January. This would rise 3.07% from January 2019, marking a second straight month of year-on-year increases. Zinc China’s zinc output extended its increase to a record high in December, showed an SMM survey, as some smelters recovered from maintenance and also enticing profits kept smelters operating at full capacity. About 537,000 mt of refined zinc was produced in China last month, up 1.18% month on month and 19.76% year on year. This brought full-year production to 5.84 million mt, up 9.64% from 2018. Capacity covered in the SMM survey amounted to 6.09 million mt on an annualised basis. In December, Henan Yuguang Zinc Industry and Yunnan Hualian Zinc & Indium recovered from maintenance, while Luoping Zinc & Electricity began its annual overhaul. China’s production of refined zinc is expected to dip 1.53% to 528,900 mt in January, as some smelters in Hunan, Qinghai and Yunnan will shut down or reduce production during the Chinese New Year holiday. With most large-scale smelters maintaining production during the holiday, the month-on-month decline in zinc output would be moderate and produce an increase of 21.8% from January 2019. Nickel China’s production of refined nickel continued to rise by 13.52% on the month to 16,000 mt in December, driven by year-end accelerated production at a smelter in Gansu. On a year-on-year basis, the domestic output was 10.42% lower. Maintenance at a smelter in Jilin continued in December, and the production may resume partly in January. It remains to be determined when the ongoing overhaul at a smelter in Guangxi will conclude. Other nickel smelters cut production slightly and there was limited impact on overall output. SMM forecasts China’s refined nickel production to dip to 14,000 mt in January, affected by output cut at Gansu smelters and the holiday lull. Nickel pig iron (NPI) Output of NPI in China slipped 10.36% month on month but climbed 14.91% year on year to 47,600 mt in Ni content in December. High-grade NPI accounted for 39,900 mt in Ni content last month, down 11.9% from November, while production of low-grade material fell 1.38% to 7,600 mt in Ni content. Some large-scale NPI producers slashed production in December, and are expected to maintain current output in January. Scheduled NPI production was affected as there was no new supply of feedstock nickel ore in the Chinese market a month before the Indonesia ore export ban taking effect on January 1. Greater production cut of stainless steel amid falling demand also slowed the destocking at NPI sellers. On the profit front, major NPI producers were mostly break even. High-cost plants that produce with electric furnaces saw losses, but it remained economical to continue operation than to reopen after suspension. This kept production at most plants limitedly changed in December. China’s NPI production is expected to hold flat at 47,600 mt in Ni content in January, with output of high-grade material rising 0.79% to 40,300 mt while production of low-grade NPI dipping 4.1% to 7,300 mt. Most high-grade NPI producers plan to maintain their production capacity in January from a month ago, while production of low-grade NPI will be weighed by cutbacks at #200 series integrated stainless steel mills. Nickel sulphate China produced 47,400 mt of nickel sulphate in December, down 3.85% on the month but up 9.62% on the year. This included 42,930 mt of battery-grade nickel sulphate and 4,500 mt of galvanising-grade materials. Total output in December translated to 10,435 mt in Ni content. Subdued downstream demand and greater cutbacks at precursor plants accounted for the decline in nickel sulphate output last month. SMM estimates a sharp month-on-month decline of 15.5% in China’s production of nickel sulphate in January, on the prospects for Chinese New Year holiday and continued impact from subsidy cuts on the demand for battery-grade nickel sulphate. Production in January is forecasted at 40,100 mt, or 8,818 mt in Ni content, 17.81% lower from a year ago, the first decline on a yearly basis. Lead Primary lead output in China extended its increase in December as most smelters ramped up production on the back of the continued increase in treatment charges (TCs) of lead concentrate. SMM data showed that domestic output of primary lead stood at 280,000 mt in December, 3% higher from a month ago. The full-year production was up 0.86% from 2018. Resumption of Henan Xinling and Jiangxi Jinde from maintenance also contributed to the higher output in December. Frequent occurrence of smog alert in Henan province slightly impacted output at some plants, but production at large smelters was unaffected given sufficient stockpiles of crude lead. SMM assessments indicated that the monthly TCs for domestic 50% Pb lead concentrate have climbed for the fourth consecutive month, to 2,300 yuan/mt in January, 150 yuan/mt higher from a month ago (both on a metal content basis). SMM expects China’s production of primary lead to fall more than 20,000 mt on the month in January as medium-scale and small smelters will shut down for about a week for the Chinese New Year holiday, even as large-scale producers will maintain normal operation during the period. Smelters including Hunan Yuteng and Yunnan Zhenxing planned for equipment maintenance during the holiday, which will also weigh on overall output in January. Tin China’s production of refined tin rebounded 34.6% from a month ago to 10,123 mt in December, as Yunnan Tin, the world’s largest producer of such material, resumed normal production since mid-December. Some other smelters in Yunnan cut output slightly in December due to tight supply of tin concentrate and pre-holiday suspension. Tin production in Jiangxi province remained at normal levels. SMM expects China’s refined tin output to stabilise at around 10,000 mt in January as most smelters will maintain regular operation during the Chinese New Year holiday, with only some producers closed for the holiday. Soure SMM
nuno.figueiroa
08 Jan 2020
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08 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks To get an idea of the potential of Hydrogen and its current limitations www.euractiv.com – 7 Jan 20 EU plans 'big increase' in green gas to meet climate goals Production of biogas, biomethane and “green†hydrogen will have to skyrocket by at least 1,000% over the next three decades in order to reach the EU’s climate neutrality objective for 2050, an EU official has said.
TrickyDickyTwo
08 Jan 2020
LME Nickel Stocks Nuno Thanks for posting that, it was very informative. TDT
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08 Jan 2020
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