The first time it came from a mine and went through smelter and/or refinery processes to become a usable metal, it was called "primary" nickel. Primary nickel is used to make stainless steel, special steel, castings, chemicals, batteries, and others.
In terms of geographic regions, APAC accounted for the major share in the nickel metal market in 2017. The economic development in the emerging countries such as China and India will propel the growth of the market during the forecast period.

The global Primary Nickel market was valued at xx million US$ in 2018 and will reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of xx% during 2019-2025.
This report focuses on Primary Nickel volume and value at global level, regional level and company level. From a global perspective, this report represents overall Primary Nickel market size by analyzing historical data and future prospect.
Regionally, this report categorizes the production, apparent consumption, export and import of Primary Nickel in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India.
For each manufacturer covered, this report analyzes their Primary Nickel manufacturing sites, capacity, production, ex-factory price, revenue and market share in global market.

The following manufacturers are covered:
Anglo American
BHP
Glencore
Norilsk Nickel
Vale
Sumitomo
Eramet
Jinchuan Group International Resources

Segment by Regions
North America
Europe
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
India

Segment by Type
Natural Primary Nickel
Recycling Primary Nickel

Segment by Application
Engineering
Metal goods
Transport
Tubular products
Electrical and electronics
Construction
Others