Ferro-nickel / NPI Production from Laterite Nickel Ore in China
Ferro-nickel / NPI Production from Laterite Nickel Ore in China
Ferro-nickel / NPI Production from Laterite Nickel Ore in China
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Cost Structure – New Project EFPreconditions:1) Ni % <strong>in</strong> ore = 1.8%; moisture = 30%, Ni % <strong>in</strong> <strong>NPI</strong> = 10%;2) <strong>Nickel</strong> ore price ( Ni % = 1.5%) = 550 RMB/WT3) Electricity price = 0.50 RMB/KWH53%<strong>Laterite</strong> <strong>Ore</strong>ElectricityFuel coalReductant coal19%Refractory14%2%6%6%Labor, tax and othersCost structure of <strong>NPI</strong> New Projects <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>aCompared to blast furnaces and exist<strong>in</strong>g electric furnaces, electric furnaces of newly establishedprojects are cost sav<strong>in</strong>g and environmental-friendly, with• rotary kiln – lower electricity consumption;•dedicatedly designed and big capacity - higher production & <strong>nickel</strong> recovery, lowerma<strong>in</strong>tenance;•close to sea ports – no <strong>in</strong>land transportation cost;Except sea freight as additional cost, newly built electric furnaces <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a have no disadvantagescompar<strong>in</strong>g with other Fe-Ni production furnaces <strong>in</strong> other countries.
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