The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) has expressed its opposition to the proposed ban on exporting raw nickel ore, which is embodied under a Senate bill aiming to modernize the country’s mining fiscal regime. PNIA, the country’s largest group of nickel mining companies, said the...
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), which groups the country’s largest nickel mining companies, said the growing global demand for nickel makes it a compelling proposition for the government to extend strong support for the domestic industry to pivot to high-value nickel processing...
Filipino-owned Philippine General Minerals Project, Inc. (PGMPI) has expressed keen interest to invest in the processing of critical minerals to support the Philippines' goal to become a major supplier of processed metals and participate in the huge global value chain for electric vehicles...
Another American firm is in discussion with the Philippines for potential huge investments in downstream nickel processing in the country, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual. Pascual, who accompanied President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s official working visit to the US,...
The domestic nickel industry said the government should first provide a stable policy environment for the mining industry, primarily on nickel, to be able to attract more foreign investors and participate in the electric vehicle (EV) global value chain. Dante Bravo, president of FNI and...
The domestic nickel industry said the government should first provide a stable policy environment for the mining industry, primarily on nickel, to be able to attract more foreign investors and participate in the electric vehicle (EV) global value chain. FNI and PNIA President Dante R. Bravo...
The Philippines’ production of metallic minerals were mostly down during the first nine months of the year, but value was higher at P121.16 billion due to continuing increase in prices in the world market. Data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) showed that the country’s metallic...
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is pushing for policies that would gradually restrict the exportation of raw minerals to pave the way for more mineral processing and value-adding in the country's mining sector. During the MGB Stakeholders Forum on Thursday, Juancho Pablo Galvez, chief of MGB...
Thanks to higher shipments, Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI), the country’s second-largest nickel ore producer, saw its income surging to P640.8 million during the first half of the year, compared to the P195.8 million it had in the same period last year. As for revenues, the company saw a...
Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC), a subsidiary of listed nickel miner Marcventures Holdings Inc. (MHI), is targeting to ship 2.035 million wet metric tons (WMT) of nickel ore this year, higher than the 1.732 million WMT it shipped in 2020. In a statement, MMDC said that for...
Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI), the second-largest nickel producer in the country, is targeting to ship 6 million wet metric tons (WMT) of nickel ores this year on the back of expanded operations. This is higher than the 5.62 million WMT of nickel ores the company shipped in 2020, said FNI...
