Nickel
Ferronickel
Nickel briquettes
Nickel cut cathodes 1x1
Nickel cut cathodes 2x2
Nickel cut cathodes 4x4
Nickel full plate cathodes
Nickel granules
Nickel offcuts
Nickel pellets
Nickel rounds
Main applications:
Nickel is used in producing stainless and special steel, iron and steel castings, plating applications, nickel-based alloys as well as in batteries.
Producers
Anglo American Plc
BHP Billiton Limited
Cubaniquel Corporation
Cunico Resources N.V.
Eramet SA
Glencore Plc
Impala Platinum Ltd.
Jinchuan Group Ltd.
OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel
Pacific Metals Co., Ltd.
Sherritt International Corporation
South32 Ltd
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Vale S.A.
Traders & Distributors
AMC Metal Trading
Baosteel Resources
China Minmetals Corporation
CRONIMET Ferroleg. GmbH
GfE-Mir GmbH
Jinchuanmaike Metal Resources Co Ltd
MBR Metals OU
Mitsubishi Corporation RTM International Pte. Ltd.
Nizi International S.A.
Sumitomo Corporation
Stanchem Sp. z o.o.
Stratton Metal Resources Ltd.
thyssenkrupp Materials Trading GmbH
Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd.
The DIN/EN standard of Ferronickel (DIN EN 26501:1992)
| Designation | Composition, as percentages by mass | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ni | C | Si | P | S | Co | Cu | Cr | ||||
| From (incl.) | Up to (not incl.) | Over | Up to (incl.) | max. | max. | max. | max. | max. | |||
|
Fe Ni 20 LC Fe Ni 30 LC Fe Ni 40 LC Fe Ni 50 LC Fe Ni 70 LC |
15 25 35 45 60 |
25 35 45 60 80 | - | 0,030 | 0,20 | 0,030 | 0,030 | 1) | 0,20 | 0,10 | |
|
Fe Ni 20 LC LP Fe Ni 30 LC LP Fe Ni 40 LC LP Fe Ni 50 LC LP Fe Ni 70 LC LP |
15 25 35 45 60 |
25 35 45 60 80 | - | 0,030 | 0,20 | 0,020 | 0,030 | 1) | 0,20 | 0,10 | |
|
Fe Ni 20 MC Fe Ni 30 MC Fe Ni 40 MC Fe Ni 50 MC Fe Ni 70 MC |
15 25 35 45 60 |
25 35 45 60 80 | 0,030 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,030 | 0,10 | 1) | 0,20 | 0,50 | |
|
Fe Ni 20 MC LP Fe Ni 30 MC LP Fe Ni 40 MC LP Fe Ni 50 MC LP Fe Ni 70 MC LP |
15 25 35 45 60 |
25 35 45 60 80 | 0,030 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,020 | 0,10 | 1) | 0,20 | 0,50 | |
|
Fe Ni 20 HC Fe Ni 30 HC Fe Ni 40 HC Fe Ni 50 HC Fe Ni 70 HC |
15 25 35 45 60 |
25 35 45 60 80 | 1,0 | 2,5 | 4,0 | 0,030 | 0,40 | 1) | 0,20 | 2,0 | |
| 1) Co/Ni = 1/20 to 1/40, for information only | |||||||||||