Global Nickel Market 2015-2019 - with BHP Billiton, Glencore, Norilsk Nickel, PT Antam & Vale Dominating

DUBLIN, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3wbkb7/global_nickel) has announced the addition of the "Global Nickel Market 2015-2019" report to their offering.

The demand for nickel and the subsequent shutting down of mines across the world has led to the quest for exploration and the development of newer nickel projects in countries where the ban on nickel mining has not been enforced in order to bridge the demand supply gap.

Discovery of newer mines is happening across leading nickel producing nations such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Burma, and many other Asian countries through funding from big companies that have nickel mining as an important part of their business portfolio.

According to the report, Electricity is an invaluable resource and its demand keeps increasing on a daily basis. The demand for electricity is attributed to the growth of the population and industrial and infrastructural development. To meet this ever increasing demand for electricity, more and more power generating plants have to be built across the globe.

Irrespective of the type of resource used (fossil fuels, renewable sources, or nuclear energy), a large quantity of nickel-based stainless steel and superalloys will have to be developed and fabricated. This will increase the usage of nickel and thereby increase the sales of nickel.

Further, the report states that the battery industry is using lithium ion instead of nickel metal hydride in order to substitute the use of nickel. These substitutes will decrease the sales of nickel and thereby limit the growth of this market.

Key questions answered in the report include:

• What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2019
• What are the key factors driving the global nickel market
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the nickel market
• What are the challenges to market growth
• Who are the key vendors in this market space
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global nickel market
• Trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, Asia, Europe, and ROW
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the nickel market

The leading vendors in the market are:

• BHP Billiton
• Glencore
• Norilsk Nickel
• PT Antam
• Vale

Other prominent vendors in the market include:

• Eramet
• JFE Mineral
• Lundin Mining
• Sherritt
• South 32.

Key Topics Covered:

PART 01: Executive summary

PART 02: Scope of the report

PART 03: Market research methodology

PART 04: Introduction

PART 05: Market segmentation by application

PART 06: Market segmentation by end-user

PART 07: Geographical segmentation

PART 08: Key leading countries

PART 09: Market drivers

PART 10: Impact of drivers

PART 11: Market challenges

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 13: Market trends

PART 14: Vendor landscape

PART 15: Key vendor analysis

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