Philippine Nickel
Industry Association
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is eyeing a roadmap that would boost the production of minerals, amid the ongoing policy changes affecting the mining industry. With the support of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, PNIA president Dante Bravo said part of this plan is to have more mineral processing plants in […]
Neighboring communities gain livelihood skills from the Agata-supported institution Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines / March 2019 – The Agata-supported Mabakas Techno Demo Farm is the only organic farm school accredited by the country’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the province of Agusan del Norte. Since its establishment in 2018, Mabakas […]
Carrascal, Surigao del Sur — It only takes a spark to get a fire going, the saying goes. For the village officials of Tapi, a farming community located in the interior of Cantilan town, it also took faith from a development partner for them to muster enough confidence to finally get an ambitious project off […]
Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) supported the UP Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering Association, Inc. (UP 49ers) in its outreach activity. Dubbed as MMMake It Happen –the annual event is geared towards environmental preservation and economic development. In line with the project, members of the UP 49ers had a bamboo-planting activity in Tanay Rizal […]
Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) has completed major infrastructure projects in 2018, all aimed at improving community road safety to enable mine site accessibility. The completed projects include the widening of the 1.8 kilometer Panikian haul road on the active mine areas, and the bridges of Cabangahan, Alamio, and Banban where major river systems […]
PNIA partners with Electric Vehicles Association of the Philippines and European Chamber of Commerce to discuss the future of the nickel industry.
Domestic electric vehicle assemblers are pushing for investments in battery production in the country as they expect demand for e-vehicles to accelerate.
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) held a press conference for the media launch of its “Nickel Initiative 2019: Shaping Tomorrow, Together” last 30 January 2019. In attendance were the PNIA officer and board members headed by Chairman Mr. Isidro Alcantara Jr., Chairman Emeritus Mr. Clarence Pimentel Jr., PNIA President Atty. Dante Bravo; ECCP Executive Director Mr. […]
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) bared plans on Wednesday to craft a road map to determine the essential government and private- sector interventions to spur the development of the local industry’s value chain, notably the establishment of processing plants. PNIA President Dante R. Bravo said the road map is one of the target outcomes […]
MANILA, Philippines — The local nickel sector is crafting a roadmap for the nickel sector to attract more investments and eventually spur economic growth. Gearing up for the first-ever Nickel Initiative 2019 by March, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is eyeing to start a nickel roadmap to address value adding and processing. “The roadmap […]