Vale closure spurs higher nickel offers
Nov 21, 2012 | 01:42 PM
| Thorsten Schier
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nickel premiums,
melting grade,
plating grade,
Thorsten Schier
NEW YORK — Nickel market participants are already reporting higher inter-trade offers for plating-grade metal as premiums are expected to rise next year due to the announced closure of Vale SA’s refinery in Thompson, Manitoba.
"It’s going to be a little bit tight next year in the plating market. (Customers) understand that prices are going to be changing," according to one trader, who recently received an offer from a supplier well above current market levels for plating material.....
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