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PH miners ride on China's nickel ore hunger, keeps eye on trade war

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Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/11/20/bldgs.jpg"/><figcaption>Car dealers and customers walk at a second-hand car market near a newly-built residential area in Hefei, Anhui province, China. <em>Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- China&#x27;s growing appetite for electric vehicles is helping drive demand for nickel ore in the Philippines&#x27; largest export market for the mineral, the head of an industry group said Tuesday.</p><p>An ongoing trade war between Beijing and Washington, however, is a &quot;concern&quot; because it has the potential to slow demand, said Dante Bravo, president of the Philippine Nickel Industry Association and Global Ferronickel Holdings.</p><p>Local miners are also navigating uncertainties over stricter enforcement of environment regulations and an ongoing revision of the tax regime on mining, Bravo said in an exclusive interview with ANC&#x27;s The Boss.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a-g_OuQ28B4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/19/18/denr-says-9-suspended-mines-can-resume-if-conditions-met">DENR says 9 suspended mines can resume if conditions met</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/13/18/profits-based-royalty-is-equitable-says-chamber-of-mines">Profits-based royalty is &#x27;equitable,&#x27; says Chamber of Mines</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Right now, China is in the best position to produce most efficiently, stainless steel products,&quot; Bravo said. Nickel ore is used to make stainless steel. &quot;We mine the nickel ore as part of the value chain.&quot;</p><p>Asked if he expected 2019 to be better than this year, Bravo said: &quot;I&#x27;m always positive. I&#x27;m an optimist. I&#x27;d like to see, at some point, this trade war is going to be over because that is a concern for everybody.&quot;</p><p>Miners have &quot;more dialogue&quot; with the current Environment Secretary, Roy Cimatu, Bravo said, calling it an &quot;improvement of the situation.&quot;</p><p>The new tax regime on mining should be simpler, Bravo said. &quot;Some of us are still viable, some of us may not be able to survive that,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>An ongoing trade war between Beijing and Washington, however, is a "concern" because it has the potential to slow demand, said Dante Bravo, president of the Philippine Nickel Industry Association and Global Ferronickel Holdings.</p>

An ongoing trade war between Beijing and Washington, however, is a "concern" because it has the potential to slow demand, said Dante Bravo, president of the Philippine Nickel Industry Association and Global Ferronickel Holdings.

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PH miners ride on China's nickel ore hunger, keeps eye on trade war

Cathy Yang,

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Published Nov 20, 2018 12:35 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 01, 2019 01:34 PM PHT

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