Special Report on Mining: Nickel
The Philippines used to be known for its gold, silver, and copper, but a new element has taken the throne as the country’s top mineral product: nickel.
PNIA in the News
Nickel: New king of PH minerals
The Philippines used to be known for its gold, silver, and copper, but a new element has taken the throne as the country’s top mineral product: nickel.
Bamboo reforestation palalaganapin
Ang bamboo reforestation program ay pagpapalawig sa layunin ng mga kompanya ng nickel na mapaigting ang pagsagip sa kalikasan kasabay ng pagbibigay ng pagkakakitaan sa mga “host communities.”
Nickel miners’ program
Philippine Nickel Industry Association chairman and Marcventures Holdings president Isidro Alcantara Jr. presents the collective nickel industry rehabilitation accomplishment and the bamboo plantation program to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu during the Fourth Forum on the Mining Policy Direction.
Mining firm turns to bamboo farming for mine rehab
Marcventures Mining and Development Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed Marcventures Holdings Inc., makes bamboo farming the heart of its mining rehabilitation program.
How China’s e-vehicle demand boosts Philippines’ nickel industry
The Philippines, currently the world’s 2nd top exporter of nickel, sees the shift toward electronic vehicles as an opportunity to grow.
UPDATE 1-Philippines nickel ore exports seen dropping up to 17 pct on low prices
* Philippines is world’s No.2 nickel ore supplier * LME nickel price hits 8-week low last week, down 5 pct in July (Adds further comment from industry group head, background) By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA, July 10 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ nickel ore exports could drop by up to 17 percent this year as weaker […]
PH nickel exports seen dropping 25% this year
PHILIPPINE nickel ore shipments are seen to decline by 25 percent to 30-35 million wet metric tons (WMT) in 2018 as nickel producers shift to higher-grade ore to compensate for price drops in the world market, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said on Tuesday. In a news conference in Quezon City, PNIA President Dante […]
UPDATE 1-Philippines nickel ore exports seen dropping up to 17 pct on low prices
prices@ * Philippines is world’s No.2 nickel ore supplier * LME nickel price hits 8-week low last week, down 5 pct in July (Adds further comment from industry group head, background) MANILA, July 10 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ nickel ore exports could drop by up to 17 percent this year as weaker prices curb output […]
Nickel miners pinning hopes on greater adoption of e-vehicles
NICKEL miners said their confident outlook is based on the rise of electric vehicles, despite depressed global prices for the metal. Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) President Dante R. Bravo said that e-vehicles are the basis for the industry’s positive views even as steelmakers, the main customers for nickel, are roiled by trade wars. Nickel […]