Nickel demand growth in China, the world’s biggest consumer, will slow this year as stainless steel production cools and as competition persists from lower-cost alternatives, said Beijing Antaike Information Development Co.

Global nickel market demand to return in 2010
Between 2000-2009, its domestic demand is estimated to have risen by an annual average rate of almost 25%. This phenomenal growth has seen China become the world’s largest consumer of nickel.






