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Top-level mining sector posts are going to women, says DENR
Women are slowly but surely “taking over” the top-level positions in the local mining sector, and it’s probably for the better.
DENR praises role of women in PH mining
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Wednesday cited the significant contribution of women in the progress and development of the country’s mining industry, as more women leaders are advancing to top-level positions.
EVs, home appliances to push demand for nickel
The nickel industry is optimistic of this year’s prospects due to rising demand from foreign markets driven by infrastructure, electric vehicle (EV) and home appliance equipment manufacturing. This is despite a14-percent decline in production in 2020 brought about by the enhanced community quarantine between March and May 2020 where movement of mineral products were limited […]
Nickel output drops in 2020
MANILA, Philippines — The local nickel industry is expected to bounce back this year after a challenging 2020 that pulled down production volume amid the pandemic. The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said production last year reached 18.5 million dry metric tons (DMT), down 14 percent from the 2019 level of 21.6 million DMT. The […]
Foreign demand seen to boost nickel industry
THE country’s nickel industry is projected to have a strong year in 2021 as demand from foreign markets is expected to improve despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Philippine Nickel Industry Association President Dante R. Bravo said the group was optimistic that rising nickel consumption would continue because of the demand from the infrastructure […]
PH’s nickel value rises despite decline in output
The Philippines’ nickel output declined in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but thanks to higher global prices, its full-year export value went up to P25 billion. Citing data from Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) revealed that the country’s nickel sector produced a total of 18.5 million dry metric tons (DMT) […]
Nickel output declined 14% to 18.5m dry metric tons in 2020
Philippine nickel production declined 14 percent in 2020 to 18.5 million dry metric tons from 21.6 million DMT in 2019 amid the pandemic. Data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, however, showed nickel export value rose to P25 billion in the first nine months of 2020 on higher prices in the world market. Philippine Nickel […]
Dante Recio Bravo: Mining industry’s credible leader
Dante Bravo comes with a very impressive resume. A CPA-lawyer, and among the top 10 in the bar exam in 2001, Dante served as director in the Tax Division of SGV & Co, the largest auditing firm in the Philippines, and a member firm of the Ernst & Young Global. He was a special lecturer […]
Usec Sampulna presents mining industry’s notable rehabilitation and bamboo program during pandemic at PNIA webinar
On October 23, 2020, Undersecretary Jim O. Sampulna (CESO III) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was invited as one of the key speakers during the second episode of Nickel Initiative Talks and Webinars Series sponsored by the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), entitled: “Progressive Rehabilitation and Environment Programs during the Pandemic.” […]