[Ferro-Alloys.com]Major production cuts and a substantial draw-down of exchange inventory are needed to trigger a sustained price recovery in nickel, despite a likely market deficit this year, Russia's Norilsk Nickel said Tuesday.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]GLOBAL Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI) said over the weekend it plans to put up a processing plant in the country to add value to the nickel ore it extracts from its mining operations.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Few metals have confounded investors and market analysts more than nickel. Indonesia's ban and a perceived high cost base to China's nickel pig-iron market have, for some years, led many to believe a rise in prices was only just around the co...

The start-up of Bauba Platinum’s Moeijelijk chrome project, in the North West, has contributed to an increase in earnings per share and headline earnings per share.

The Financial Times reported that Pavel Fedorov, vice president of major nickel producer Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN), has warned that nickel prices are unlikely to rise unless “lossmaking producers start to shut mines and close production.”

Clive Palmer's embattled north Queensland nickel refinery will only be saved if five demands are met, the businessman-turned-politician says.

New Caledonia will remove restrictions on the sale of nickel ore to China, according to a report in the Australian newspaper that cited no sources.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX:AVL) has positioned itself as a front-runner to benefit from the positive signs of growth in vanadium demand as it applies to the energy storage market.