Nickel industry group provides P38 million to boost government’s virus response capability

MEMBERS of the Philippine Nickel Industry Association have collectively disbursed more than P38 million of their Social Development Management Program (SDMP) fund for various Covid-19 relief efforts to benefit frontliners and host communities during the two-month enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period.



Investment priority eyed for nickel processing plants

DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is undertaking preparations to gain investment priority status for domestic processing plants, which will allow miners to capture more value-added than the current practice of exporting ore. PNIA Executive Director Charmaine Olea-Capili, speaking to media Friday, said the process is underway with stakeholders working on setting […]




Hike in nickel’s global demand seen

THE nickel mining industry group is bracing for the possible increase in the global demand of nickel brought about by the boom of electric vehicles. “The direction globally is really the EV (electric vehicle) industry and we have that global competitiveness because more than 50 percent of the component of the entire electric vehicle is […]


Nickel industry sees boom due to EVs

DAVAO CITY – The nickel industry in the country can expect a brighter prospect for 2020 as the global demand for this mineral is expected to increase for the manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs), Philippine Nickel Association (PNIA) executive director Cha Olea said on Friday. Olea said in an interview on Friday that the association […]



Ban seen boosting Phl nickel production

Industry leaders forecast stronger nickel production and outbound shipments in 2020 on the back of higher prices and a nickel export ban by Indonesia. In a spot interview, Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) Chairman Clarence Pimentel said they anticipate higher production driven by the Indonesian nickel ore ban. “We are looking at stronger production next […]


Nickel output to hit over 40 million WMT in 2020

THE country’s nickel output is seen to increase next year, reaching more than 40-million wet metric tons (WMT), the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said. The improvement is attributed mainly to the Indonesian nickel ore export ban, as well as anticipated better prices for the commodity by 2020, PNIA President Dante Bravo told reporters in […]