
PNIA: Ban on nickel ore exports not timely
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), the country’s largest group of nickel mining companies, has voiced strong concerns regarding the renewed suggestion to impose an ore export ban as part of the mining fiscal regime reforms, highlighting that such a policy may not address the real challenges faced by the industry in developing value-added processing (VAP) in the Philippines. “We support the aspirations of the government for a more developed nickel industry, however it is our position that an export ban is not a timely policy at the moment,” said Atty. Dante R. Bravo, PNIA president, urging that the focus be on creating the right environment to attract the right investments and enable VAP development.