Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant intends to resume purchases of nickel ore in Ukraine.

According to the company director Oleg Bespalov, the ore will be bought from Zapadno-Loschevskoye deposits in Nikolayev region.

The first batch will arrive on July 15.

The company will buy 25% of its need locally, the rest, as previously, will be purchased from Guatemala.

Ukrainian ore has higher iron contents and lower nickel contents compared with that mined in Guatemala. (Ukrainian metal)

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