Brazilian nickel producer, Atlantic Nickel exported 69,000mt of nickel ore in the first seven months of the year compared to 67,700mt by the end of 2020.
The company stated that it draws all its nickel sulphide ore from the Mina Santa Rita mine and mostly exports it to Asia and Europe. The company most recently exported its seventh shipment of the year in August to the former.
Most of the nickel produced by the company is used for the production of batteries for electric vehicles, it said in a statement.