Nickel market to see supplysqueeze in 2015: HSBC

摘要

The global nickel market isto see a supply-side challenge in 2015,HSBC said in its first-quarter metals reportMonday.Although there was a dramatic cut innickel ore exports to China following theIndonesian ban on ore exports last year,the Philippines responded by boosting oreexports at a rate that surprised the market.This meant exports from thePhilippines delayed a looming supply shortage,with LME warehouse stocks increasingdramatically at around 58% over 2014.