[Ferro-Alloys.com] 

New Caledonia nickel industry at standstill amid unrest

New Caledonia’s nickel processing industry remains at a virtual standstill after weeks of unrest in the southern Pacific territory, with Eramet-owned SLN keeping its smelter at minimum capacity and Prony Resources halting its plant.

The riots sparked last month by electoral reform in the French-controlled territory has deepened a crisis for New Caledonia’s loss-making nickel sector in which its three main producers – KNS, Prony and SLN – have been faced with financial collapse.

• [Editor:邢亚敏]