Ngokwengxelo evela kwi-International Nickel Study Group (INSG), ukusetyenziswa kwe-nickel yehlabathi kunyuke nge-16.2% kunyaka odlulileyo, kunyuswe yi-industry yensimbi engenasici kunye neshishini lebhetri elikhula ngokukhawuleza. Nangona kunjalo, ukunikezelwa kwe-nickel kwakunqongophele iitoni ze-168,000, i-gap enkulu yokubonelela-imfuno ubuncinane kwiminyaka elishumi.

I-INSG ilindele ukuba ukusetyenziswa kwalo nyaka kuya kunyuka enye i-8.6%, idlula iitoni zezigidi ezi-3 okokuqala kwimbali.

Ngokunyuka kwamandla e-Indonesia, unikezelo lwe-nickel lwehlabathi lonke luqikelelwa ukuba lukhule nge-18.2%. Kuya kubakho intshiyekela emalunga neetoni ezingama-67,000 kulo nyaka, lo gama kungekaqinisekwa ukuba unikezelo olugqithisileyo luya kuchaphazela amaxabiso enickel.