VIGA-hanan valmistaja 
Nickel is one of the raw materials for the plating of products such as sink faucets and shower column set. 300 Sarjan ruostumatonta terästä, jonka pääraaka-aineena on nikkeli, käytetään laajalti myös saniteettiteollisuudessa. Nikkelin hinnan nousun odotetaan vaikuttavan tuotantoyrityksiin.
Indonesia nopeuttaa vientikieltoa, nikkelin hinta nousee pilviin
The Indonesian official finally confirmed that a ban on nickel ore exports will be imposed on January 1, 2020, kaksi vuotta aikaisemmin ilmoitettua aikaa. If the ban is implemented in advance, Indonesian nykyinen nikkeli-raudan tuotantokapasiteetti on täysin kykenemätön sulattamaan Indonesian nikkelimalmin tuotantoa, jonka odotetaan aiheuttavan vakavaa pulaa maailmanlaajuisista nikkelivaroista ennen 2022. In the current global nickel market, there has been a narrow gap. Raise the price of nickel sharply.
In July of this year, Huhut Indonesian kaivoskiellosta ovat riehuneet, driving nickel prices to rise sharply. Heidän joukossaan, Shanghain nikkelin pääsopimus nousi 11.09% ja 16.13% in July and August, vastaavasti. The increase of LME nickel in July and August was 14.70% ja 23.57% vastaavasti.
Shanghain futuuripörssin mukaan, Kiina on maailman suurin nikkelin kuluttaja, kulutuksen kanssa 1.14 miljoonaa tonnia 2017, kirjanpito 53.4% maailman kokonaiskulutuksesta. Kiinan suhteellisen niukoista nikkelivaroista ja raaka-aineiden suuresta riippuvuudesta ulkomaisista materiaaleista johtuen, tarvitaan suuri määrä tuontinikkelimalmia.
Tullihallinnon tietojen mukaan, the total import volume of China’s nickel ore and concentrates in 2018 was 46,992,300 tonnia, of which Indonesia’s imports were 1,501,500 tonnia, ja Filippiinit’ tuonti oli 30,082,000 tonnia, kirjanpito 31.96% ja 63.86% vastaavasti. Jos Indonesia panee täytäntöön miinakiellon, China will be seriously affected and manufacturers will face further pressure from rising costs.
Stainless steel faucet is the most affected
The kitchen and bathroom industry has a large demand for metallic nickel. The largest amount is stainless steel faucet. The GB/T 35763-2017 “ruostumattomasta teräksestä valmistettu hanka” national standard implemented in July 2018, the units involved in the drafting include JOMOO, Huayi, Primy and other well-known companies. On the e-commerce platform, multiple brands of stainless steel faucets are also available.
It is understood that the stainless steel faucet mainly uses 304 stainless steel as the main raw material. The nickel content of 0.304 stainless steel is 8%-11%. The price of nickel will rise, and the price of stainless steel will rise simultaneously, pulling up the price of related finished products.
Samaan aikaan, because nickel has good corrosion resistance and ductility, it is often used in the plating surface of bathroom hardware to improve wear resistance and corrosion resistance. The nickel layer of some high-end products can be as thick as tens of microns. Siksi, some sanitary ware companies that use faucets and showers as their main products often mention nickel in the column of pollutant emissions in their annual reports. Esimerkiksi, a listed sanitary ware company has seen an increase in total nickel emissions in recent years. sisään 2017, total nickel emissions were 0.0231 tonnia, ja sisään 2018 it reached 0.0382 tonnia.
Lisäksi, more and more companies have begun to produce stainless steel bathroom cabinets in recent years, and stainless steel is also used as accessories in traditional bathroom cabinets. The increase in nickel prices will bring some cost pressure to these enterprises.
