According to Chinese customs office, in June imports of raw nickel increased by 18.5% MoM and by 35.6% YoY, to 21.127 thousand tons.
Russia contributed the most to this increase – 10894 tons, up by 1360% MoM and by 228% YoY.
In 6 months China imported 96.4 thousand tons of raw nickel, down by 25.7% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)