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NICKEL STRATEGY

What export policy for New Caledonia’s nickel?

Under a self-referral to the Economic and Social Council, SMSP was heard by members of the Mining, Metallurgical & Energy Committee and that of Economic Development, Taxation & Budget. Given the unfavorable economic situation of the nickel industry, the discussions within the “Signatories Committee” on the country’ strategic industrial plan, and also the validation of...

The 5th New Caledonia Nickel Conference

The 5th New Caledonia Nickel Conference was held on July 1-3 2013 at Le Méridien Hotel in Nouméa. It was an event to analyze the market’s perspectives, at a time of critical challenges and high volatility of the markets. Key topics and questions currently affecting the nickel industry were explored at this conference. André DANG’s...

SMSP POSCO partnership cited as an example at the International Stainless Steel Summit by Markus Moll, director of Steel & Metals Market Research

“European steel manufacturers must react, warns Moll who suggests three solutions. By 2015, they could proceed with a consolidation, reducing their capacity from 8.3 to 5.7 Mt. This would allow to their production capacity to exceed 80%. Another way is to invest in upstream, which could reduce the price volatility of alloys. Posco, the Korean...

Restitution and analysis of the 4th Industrial Strategic Committee meeting during the Plenary Session of the Economic and Social Council held in Thio

Wednesday 10th August, during the plenary session of the Economic and Social Council held in Thio on the SLN mining centre, Dominique Nacci, Vice President of the Mine, Metallurgy and Energy Committee, has presented a restitution of the 4th Industrial Strategic Committee meeting held in Paris, and has further explained the mining resources calculation, the...

André DANG’s keynote address to the International Nickel’s Conference 2010

André DANG intervened immediately after the opening speech of the President of New Caledonian Government, Philippe GOMES, to address the “perspectives and strategies” of the Caledonian nickel. A significant noticed speech on the control, the development and the optimization of the country’s mining resources. André DANG’s speech