According to the latest data released by the Brazilian Institute of Non-ferrous Metals (ICZ), the country's nickel production, which was 3,641 mt in October last year, amounted to 6,104 mt in October this year, up 20.5 percent compared to September. In the first 10 months of this year, Brazilian nickel output totaled 55,302 mt, up 56 percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
In the January-October period of this year, Brazil exported 70 percent of its total nickel output, while the country's nickel exports rose 89.6 percent compared to the first 10 months of 2011, totaling 38,657 mt.
Meanwhile, in the first 10 months of the current year nickel sales to the Brazilian domestic market including imports amounted to 15,818 mt, decreasing by 6.3 percent compared to January-October 2011.