Indonesia and Philippine Nickel Miners launches IndoPhil Nickel Corridor for responsible mining

APNI, PNIA forge strategic partnership and promote a platform to drive regional cooperation and sustainability for inclusive development

PNIA: Ban on nickel ore exports not timely

The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), the country’s largest group of nickel mining

companies, has voiced strong concerns regarding the renewed suggestion to impose an ore export ban as part of the mining fiscal regime reforms

PNIA reports PHP 4.3 Billion investment in Sustainable Development Goals for 2023

PNIA members are driving competitiveness in the nickel mining industry through strong adherence to sustainability.

The Nickel Initiative Stakeholders Roundtable Discussions

The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) convened three Nickel Initiative (NI) roundtable discussions (RTDs) from March to May 2023. The RTDs formed part of the PNIA Nickel Initiative, an advocacy platform designed to promote dialogue, knowledge sharing, and convergence among nickel industry stakeholders.

Global Goals, Local Actions: Sustainability as Our Way of Life in Nickel Mining

The webinar will discuss the SDG report of PNIA and the association’s accomplishments in line with sustainability initiatives and programs.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE NICKEL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY RAPHAEL M. LOTILLA AS DENR SECRETARY

PNIA looks forward to working with Secretary Lotilla in aligning environmental stewardship with the goals of industrial transformation and competitiveness.

News and Updates


Speaker calls for more domestic ore processing

SPEAKER Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the mining industry needs to set up its own processing facilities to allow value-addition to take place domestically, though some miners expressed skepticism due to the current freeze on granting new mining permits. In her speech during the Nickel Initiative 2019 held at the Shangri-la Hotel in Taguig City on Tuesday, […]

Nickel production seen to go down further in 2019

Nickel production is expected to decline further this year amid the government’s order limiting areas to be mined. Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) president Dante Bravo said the group saw lower production this year because miners’ had limited areas where they could operate. “For this year, it should be around [lower by] 10-20 percent,” Bravo […]

Duterte signs law extending Philippine Broadcasting Corporation’s franchise for 25 years

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the law extending for another 25 years the franchise of the Philippine Broadcasting Corporation. Duterte signed Republic Act 11240 on March 8, a copy of which was released by Malacañang on Tuesday. Under the law, the PBC must secure appropriate permits and licenses from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for […]

Peso sinks ahead of Fed meeting

The Philippine peso softened against the US dollar on Tuesday, as market investors awaited this week’s meeting of the US Federal Reserve. The local currency lost 18 centavos to close at P52.83:$1 from Monday’s finish of P52.65:$1. “Investors are waiting for the US Federal Reserve’s message this week knowing that the Fed has been dovish […]

Nickel industry says easing mining policies will spur investment in processing plants

Easing mining policies will encourage investments in mineral processing plants to support President Duterte’s call for downstream processing of metallic mineral resources, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said. At a conference in Taguig City on Tuesday, PNIA president Dante Bravo said that private and public stakeholders should start discussion on how to pave the […]

e-vehicle group eyes help of battery firms

After drawing about P3 billion worth of investments from assembly line and supply investors, the country’s e-vehicle group has urged battery makers to set up manufacturing operations in the Philippines. E-Vehicle Association of the Philippines expects as much as one million e-vehicles plying the roads, which will be a combination of e-trikes, motorcycles, e-jeeps and […]

Nickel industry stakeholders push for investment roadmap

MANILA — The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is pushing for the creation of a roadmap for the local nickel mining industry to promote investments and enhance its competitiveness in the world market. This, as the business group urges the government to create policies that will result in the establishment of more mineral plants that […]

Philippine nickel industry eyes roadmap to improve competitiveness

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is eyeing a roadmap that would boost the production of minerals, amid the ongoing policy changes affecting the mining industry. With the support of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, PNIA president Dante Bravo said part of this plan is to have more mineral processing plants in […]

TESDA and Agata’s Organic Farm School Serves 1,200 Students

Neighboring communities gain livelihood skills from the Agata-supported institution Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines / March 2019 – The Agata-supported Mabakas Techno Demo Farm is the only organic farm school accredited by the country’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the province of Agusan del Norte.  Since its establishment in 2018, Mabakas […]

CANTILAN VILLAGE KICK-STARTS DREAM BRIDGE PROJECT

Carrascal, Surigao del Sur — It only takes a spark to get a fire going, the saying goes. For the village officials of Tapi, a farming community located in the interior of Cantilan town, it also took faith from a development partner for them to muster enough confidence to finally get an ambitious project off […]

end of posts

no more posts to load

About PNIA





The PHILIPPINE NICKEL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC., or PNIA is a non-stock non-profit association duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Established in 2012, PNIA was organized to promote and develop the nickel mining industry in the country, aiming to represent the Philippine nickel industry as the single voice to champion its cause with various stakeholders.

Read More »
Nickel Monthly Price - US Dollars per Metric Ton


Nickel - Monthly Price

FULL MEMBERS


ASSOCIATES