ferronickel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ferronickel
Example Sentences
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Oil, coffee, flowers, and minerals such as iron and ferronickel are most exposed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
Indonesia, one of China's biggest trading partners, is an important source of ferronickel, coal, copper and natural gas for the world's second-largest economy.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2022
Among those losing out would be lower-grade nickel mines like Cerro Matoso in Columbia, owned by South32 Ltd and Glencore’s Koniambo in New Caledonia, as well as Anglo American’s mines in Brazil producing ferronickel.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2017
However, half the world’s supply of the metal, comprised of so-called ferronickel and nickel pig iron grades, is unsuitable for battery production, according to analysts at UBS.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2017
Among the projects set to come on stream are Koniambo, a challenging greenfield ferronickel mine in New Caledonia, and the Las Bambas copper project in Peru.
From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2012
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