Chinese Jinchuan Group’s announced that its output of nickel in April 2007 has exceeded its target by 4.62% but did not specify the actual production or target for April.

A Jinchuan spokesperson said that it aims to lift its nickel metal production by 7.8% to 110,000 million tonnes in 2007 from the 102,000 million tonnes produced in 2006.

Jinchuan Group, which accounts for about 90% of China's total nickel output, has a capacity of 130,000 million tonnes per year currently. It is in the process to raise its capacity of electrolytic nickel to 150,000 million tonnes per year by 2010.