Nickel pig iron (NPI) prices in China continued to climb in the week to Friday October 18, on an increase in tradbg amid positive sentiment, sources told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets has launched its MB-NIO-0006 laterite ore with 1.3% Ni content, cif China price assessment on Friday April 12.

The most recent financial results published by base metals mining companies highlight just how inflation is affecting profit margins, with increasing wages, financing costs and input prices all hitting profits, sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Thursday March 28

Fastmarkets proposes to launch a weekly assessment for laterite ore with 1.3% nickel content, cif China, $/tonne.