News: ZMI Global nickel market deficit falls in April to 200 tonnes - INSG

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - The global nickel market deficit narrowed to 200 tonnes in April compared with a shortfall a month earlier of 8,900 tonnes, data from the International Nickel Study Group (INSG) showed on Wednesday.

During the first four months of the year, the global market was in a deficit of 8,100 tonnes compared with a deficit of 63,900 tonnes in the same period of 2021, Lisbon-based INSG added.

Data below in thousands of tonnes.

					 April	 March	 Jan-Apri  Jan-Apr 
										 l 2022	il 2021 
 Mine production	 260.0	 235.1	 941.3	 802.3 
 Refined production  242.8	 237.2	 934.7	 824.9 
 Refined Usage	   243.0	 246.0	 942.8	 888.8 
 Balance			 -0.2	  -8.9	  -8.1	  -63.9