Price for Nickel; Unwrought, Not Alloyed in Nigeria - 2022

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  1. Price for Nickel; Unwrought, Not Alloyed in Nigeria (CIF) - 2022
  2. Imports of Nickel; Unwrought, Not Alloyed in Nigeria

Price for Nickel; Unwrought, Not Alloyed in Nigeria (CIF) - 2022

The average nickel; unwrought, not alloyed import price stood at $25,549 per ton in 2022, reducing by -13.9% against the previous year. Overall, the import price, however, continues to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The growth pace was the most rapid in 2021 an increase of 27%. As a result, import price attained the peak level of $29,662 per ton, and then fell in the following year.

Prices varied noticeably by country of origin: amid the top importers, the country with the highest price was India ($37,823 per ton), while the price for the UK ($9,848 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by India (+8.4%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.

Imports of Nickel; Unwrought, Not Alloyed in Nigeria

Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed imports into Nigeria soared to 5.2 tons in 2022, with an increase of 45% against 2021 figures. In general, imports saw strong growth. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2020 with an increase of 126% against the previous year. As a result, imports attained the peak of 6.9 tons. From 2021 to 2022, the growth of imports failed to regain momentum.

In value terms, nickel; unwrought, not alloyed imports surged to $134K in 2022. Over the period under review, imports continue to indicate a significant expansion. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2020 with an increase of 184%. As a result, imports attained the peak of $161K. From 2021 to 2022, the growth of imports failed to regain momentum.

Import of Nickel; Unwrought, Not Alloyed in Nigeria (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
France22.954.73.138.118.5%
India6.621.439.330.967.3%
United Kingdom9.910.03.510.62.3%
Netherlands6.910.08.88.05.1%
South Africa2.9N/AN/AN/A0%
Others7.564.752.246.283.3%
Total56.616110713433.3%

Top Suppliers of Nickel; Unwrought, Not Alloyed to Nigeria in 2022:

  1. United Kingdom (1.1 tons)
  2. France (1.1 tons)
  3. India (0.8 tons)
  4. Netherlands (0.5 tons)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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