The uncertainty in the market increases the importance of accurate analysis moving forward, and so CRU wishes to alert the industry to the new "Nickel Quarterly Industry & Market Outlook".

The latest edition has just been published to provide detailed analysis and forecasts for the industry's next 5 years. Via 4 quarterly reports per year plus monthly updates of key data, our service provides comprehensive forecasts for nickel supply, demand and prices, scrap consumption and stainless steel output, and examines the key issues facing the market in the years ahead:

• Will the Chinese economy experience an abrupt slowdown or a controlled one, and how will this impact the country's nickel demand?
• Has future nickel production been overestimated?
• How will the supply balance between sulphide ores and laterite ores evolve moving forward?
• With investors keeping prices high, what price level is supported by the fundamentals?
• When will oversupply begin to bear down on nickel prices?

More Information: CRU Nickel

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