According to the Japan ministry statistics show that 1 - in April this year, Japan's total consumption of 14200 tons of nickel metal, up 0.7% from a year earlier. Among them, the batteries and magnetic materials in nickel consumption, but as a result of special steel, nickel consumption grew 7.9%, to 12100 tons, accounting for 85.7% of the total consumption, is the main driving force of nickel consumption increased, so that the first four months of this year, slightly year-on-year increase of nickel consumption. The nickel plating industry consumption of 540 tons, fell 17.1% year on year; Battery in the field of nickel consumption of 158 tons, fell 66.8% year on year; Magnetic material of nickel consumption of 262 tons, fell 51% year on year; Nickel catalyst consumption is 147.5 tons, up 9.5% from a year earlier. Other areas of nickel consumption is 917.6 tons, fell 9.5% year on year.

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