en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to data from China Customs, China's nickel sulfate export volume (calculated by nickel content) in April 2026 was 76 tonnes, down 33% month-on-month and down 39% year-on-year. During the same period, China's total nickel sulfate import volume (calculated by metal content) was 6,554 tonnes, up 0.4% month-on-month but down 9% year-on-year; net imports stood at 6,477 tonnes, up 1% month-on-month but down 8% year-on-year. Battery-grade nickel sulfate is a key raw material for producing ternary cathode materials such as lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide and lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, primarily used in the power battery sector of new energy vehicles.

China's nickel sulfate export volume continued its downward trend in April 2026, with exports to South Korea and Japan both at 0 tonnes during the month. The weak export data is related to subdued orders for downstream ternary batteries and precursors, with May 2026 expected to reach approximately 51,700 metal tonnes, down 7.51% month-on-month.

From January to April 2026, China's cumulative nickel sulfate export volume was 1,578 tonnes, down 23.7% year-on-year; cumulative import volume during the same period was 116,422 tonnes, up 43.0% year-on-year. Overall, China's nickel sulfate trade shows a pattern dominated by imports.

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