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 2023

The Nickel Initiative (NI) 2023 Business Conference is a flagship project of the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA). It forms part of PNIA’s Nickel Initiative advocacy, a platform designed to promote dialogue, knowledge sharing, and convergence among stakeholders. Through this advocacy, PNIA seeks to help address issues that impact the competitiveness of the nickel mining industry and its goal to contribute to the country’s inclusive growth efforts.

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.

News and Updates


PH nickel exports seen dropping 25% this year

PHILIPPINE nickel ore shipments are seen to decline by 25 percent to 30-35 million wet metric tons (WMT) in 2018 as nickel producers shift to higher-grade ore to compensate for price drops in the world market, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said on Tuesday. In a news conference in Quezon City, PNIA President Dante […]

Nickel miners pinning hopes on greater adoption of e-vehicles

NICKEL miners said their confident outlook is based on the rise of electric vehicles, despite depressed global prices for the metal. Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) President Dante R. Bravo said that e-vehicles are the basis for the industry’s positive views even as steelmakers, the main customers for nickel, are roiled by trade wars. Nickel […]

PH sees decline in nickel ore shipment

As low prices curb the country’s output for nickel, the Philippines, the world’s second largest nickel exporter, has projected a decline in its nickel ore exports this year, which could fall to 30 million wet metric tons (WMT) from as much as 36 million WMT in 2017. Dante Bravo, president of the Philippine Nickel Industry […]

PH nickel industry plants 4.2M trees

Going beyond compliance in implementing responsible and sustainable mining operations, key players in the Philippine nickel industry have planted an estimated 4.2 million trees to date in the Caraga region and in Palawan. The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), through its seven (7) member-companies, has upped its greening efforts in recent years as part of […]

4-M puno itinanim sa CARAGA, Palawan

Bilang pagkilala sa responsableng pagmimina, pitong miyembro ng Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) ang nanguna sa pagtanim ng halos mahigit na apat na milyong puno sa kanilang mga komunidad sa CARAGA region at sa lalawigan ng Palawan. Nais ipakita ng grupo na bukod sa pagsunod ay kaya pa nilang higitan ang panawagan ng pamahalaan sa […]

Nickel miners flaunt planting 4.2 million trees

Over 4.2 million trees have been planted by nickel miners in the CARAGA Region and Palawan, considered as the country’s last ecological frontier, in support of the National Greening Program (NGP). Moreover, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), through its 7 member-companies, has intensified its greening efforts in recent years as part of the on-going […]

MGB cites mining company’s CSR program in Surigao

Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the agency tasked to regulate the mining sector, cited the Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) for its scholarship program in Surigao del Sur, which has a high number of out of school youths. As of now, 11.3 percent of young people in Caraga region are out of school. The […]

PHL nickel ore exports seen down by a quarter

PHILIPPINE nickel ore shipments this year could decline by a fourth to at least 30 million wet metric tons from last year’s 40 million WMT owing to lower global prices and tighter competition posed by Indonesian exports.

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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.

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