Philippine lawmakers plan to approve bill to ban ore exports
The Philippines hopes to emulate Indonesia, where a similar ban on metal ore exports boosted investment in smelting and refineries.
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PNIA reports PHP 4.3 Billion investment in Sustainable …
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association, Inc. (PNIA) is a non-stock, nonprofit association registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Established in 2012, PNIA serves as the unified voice of the nickel industry, advocating for its role as a globally competitive and responsible driver of inclusive and sustainable economic growth in
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Nickel miners express concern over ore export ban proposal
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), the country's largest group of nickel mining companies, expressed concern on Tuesday over the renewed Search. 26.7 C. Philippines ... "A proposal such as the ore export ban may seem appealing, but if implemented now, it fails to consider the regulatory and business challenges that make ...
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Miners to govt: Rethink plan to ban exports of nickel ore
The Philippine Nickel Association Inc. (PNIA), the country's largest group of nickel mining companies, appealed to the Marcos administration to reconsider its plan on imposing …
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Philippines Eyes Boost to Nickel Processing Capacity
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines said on Friday it aimed to add three more processing plants in the effort to develop a downstream industry for its abundant nickel resources, after nations...
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A new hope for mining
Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), a nonstock nonprofit association organized to promote and develop the domestic nickel mining industry, says the Philippines will gain from the steady global demand for pure nickel as manufacturing sectors shift their production to support the boom in the electric vehicle industry.
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Charmaine Olea Capili and the women of nickel
DAVAO CITY – The woman at the forefront of the nickel mining industry in the Philippines is a Dabawenya who had 17 years experience in the field of communications and public relations. When I joined PNIA in late 2017, I never imagined the impact that a woman-led mining workplace could have," says Charmaine Olea Capili, Executive Director of ...
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Philippine nickel output seen to grow by 15% this year
Despite global market headwinds, local nickel output is expected to rise by as much as 15 percent this year, driven by demand from steel production and renewable energy sectors. "For 2025, we can expect probably 10 to 15 percent more [in terms of productivity]," Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) president Dante Bravo said in a…
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Philippine nickel sector urges Senate to reconsider raw
China is one of the Philippines' top markets for nickel ore. Data from research group Observatory of Economic Complexity show that the Philippines exported $1.2 billion in nickel …
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RP has big untapped nickel deposits
There are untapped nickel deposits in the Philippines and it will take time before these minerals can be translated into revenues because of the moratorium in issuing mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA) in mining, an authority in mining exploration revealed.
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Philippines eyes boost to nickel processing capacity
Posted on May 10, 2024 May 14, ... The latest government figures show that the Philippines, a major supplier of nickel ore to top metals consumer China, produced 35.14 million dry metric tons last year, an increase of 19% on the year. (By Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) ...
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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 […]
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Nickel industry ups reforestation efforts with 5.3M trees
Ensuring environmental and ecological sustainability in areas where nickel is mined, members of the nickel industry have planted an estimated 5.3 million trees to date in the Caraga region and in Palawan as part of its Environmental Protection and …
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COMMODITIES 2025: New law could spur Philippine nickel …
The Philippines was the second-largest producer of mined nickel in 2024 and has 13.4 million metric tons in reserves and resources. The 387,00 metric tons it produced in 2024 trailed only Indonesia, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
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From Boom to Bust: Nickel's Plunge and its Implications for Philippine
The global nickel market has recently experienced a significant downturn, marked by a sharp decline in nickel prices, plummeting by over 50% within 12 months. This unsettling trend has reverberated across nickel mines worldwide, impacting the Philippine mining industry. As nickel prices continue their downward spiral, Philippine mines face mounting challenges, …
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Nickel industry pushes for streamlining of permitting …
MANILA – The Philippines has the capacity to supply over 40 million tons of nickel ore to the global market but changes must be made in the permitting process to accelerate growth of the mining industry, a top official of …
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Empowering the women of nickel
A mining engineer in a nickel mining site. The Philippine nickel mining industry employs about 700 women or 35% of its total workforce. This provides for an elimination of discrimination in employment, parity of pay, and closing the gap in terms of available opportunities for advancement and training.
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Nickel industry intensifies progressive rehabilitation and other
6.3 million trees planted under progressive rehabilitation The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) through its 8-member companies have boosted their Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program (EPEP) and have reported a total of 6.3 million trees planted over 3,167 hectares in their respective mining areas. Despite the slowdown in …
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From Boom to Bust: Nickel's Plunge and its …
As nickel prices continue their downward spiral, Philippine mines face mounting challenges, necessitating new strategies, and fortifying the industry's resilience amidst uncertain market dynamics. What factors are …
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Nickel industry proposes faster mining approval
While there is a lot of interest in the Philippines as a mining investment destination, we need to convince investors that the business environment is ready and conducive for their entry to the Philippines." A nickel processing plant needs to produce more than 100 million MT of raw nickel ore for at least 20 years to be considered viable ...
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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 […]
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No saces: inside nickel mining in the Philippines
The Philippine Government would like to triple the size of the country's mining sector by 2027, and nickel will form a cornerstone of any such resurgence. Yet environmental concerns remain, and the challenges of trading in an increasingly globalised sector, mean that any optimism for the future of nickel in the Philippines ought to be tempered.
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[SMM Analysis] Is the Nickel Ore Market Changing Rapidly …
SMM | December 20, 2024 4:30PM. SMM, December 20th: Recently, the global nickel ore market has experienced some significant changes, particularly in Indonesia and the Philippines, where industry dynamics in these two major nickel ore-producing …
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PNIA urges swift action for PH to keep pace with rapid global …
ABOUT PNIA PNIA, established in 2012, is committed to shaping tomorrow together through responsible mining practices, inclusive economic development, and the advancement of a globally competitive Philippine nickel industry.Serving as the unified voice for the nickel sector, PNIA advocates for global competitiveness while prioritizing responsible and …
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Nickel prices to come off highs in 2021, Fitch Solutions says
The MGB said nickel ore and its by-products accounted for 51.8% or P68.48 billion. The volume of direct-shipping nickel ore — the form in which the metal is exported for processing overseas — rose 3.3% year on year to 333,962 metric tons (MT). Meanwhile, production of mixed nickel–cobalt sulfide fell 2.9% year on year to 49,647 MT.
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PH to fall short of nickel supply to China
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) earlier reported that the country's nickel export value reached about P25 billion between January to September of 2020, a P1-billion increase from the P24 billion posted in the same period in 2019. ... MGB said the lower production was mainly due to the enhanced community quarantine caused by ...
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Nickel miners reforest with 5.3M trees
Ensuring environmental and ecological sustainability in areas where nickel is mined, members of the Philippine nickel industry have planted an estimated 5.3 million trees to date in the Caraga region and in Palawan as part of its Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program (EPEP). The number of trees planted has risen 27 percent since PNIA ...
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DMCI Mining to resume nickel ore shipments
DMCI Mining has two nickel subsidiaries — Berong Nickel Corporation (BNC) in Palawan, and Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation (BNC) in Zambales — which were issued suspension and closure orders by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources under its former Secretary and staunch environmentalist Regina Paz L. Lopez.
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Should the Philippines Replicate Indonesia's Nickel-based
The Philippines also has lower-grade nickel ore, known as laterite, which requires more energy to smelt and generates 30 percent more waste. With a higher population density, pollution from coal ...
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PNIA: nickel industry shows resilience
THE Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is optimistic that the nickel sector's resilient growth amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic will continue, especially after the lifting of the ban on new mineral agreements paving the way for new mining projects in the Philippines. "Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the country's nickel …
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