Nickel in France
- In France the total value added created by the direct nickel industry, ‘first use’ industries and
intermediates, and product manufacturers that are dependent on nickel is estimated at Euro 6 billion per
annum.
Nickel in France Value-added
(Euro Million)Employment Direct nickel industry/recycling 350 2,500 “First Use” 1,000 15,000 Intermediaries 400 10,000 “End Use” 4,500 77,000 Total 6,250 105,000 - The jobs of 105,000 French workers are “dependent” on nickel. This number includes the direct nickel industry, ‘first use’ industries and intermediaries and 35,000 jobs created through income and supplier multiplier effect.
- In 2002 France used 90,000 tonnes of nickel, which represents 13% of total EU use – the third highest use. Recycled nickel accounts for 40% of total usage.
- In 2002 the Eramet refinery in Sandouville produced approximately 11,000 tonnes of primary nickel and around 30,000 tonnes of recycled nickel was collected. These have a sales value of circa Euro 260 million.
- Technological advancement and innovation over the past 20 years has resulted in many new uses for nickel and demand in France is currently growing at over 3% per annum.
- Around 1 million tonnes of stainless steel and other alloys are produced in France that are dependent on Nickel. These have a sales value of around Euro 1.6 billion per annum.
- Nickel is a critical ‘enabling technology’ providing important benefits to users of stainless steel such as corrosion resistance, formability and weldability.
European net exports of stainless steel are in excess of 1.5 million tonnes and are worth in
excess of Euro 3 billion per annum.There are critical applications of nickel or nickel containing alloys that
significantly transform either the production process or the end product being manufactured in many important
end products. This transformation cannot be achieved in any other way or only through substantial reduction
in performance of the product or the production process. These products are “nickel dependant” and include
such items as jet engines and turbines, process plant in key industries including food and drink processing,
oil and gas production, petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals, commercial catering equipment, medical and dental
instruments and the CD/DVD pressing market.- These “nickel dependent” markets account for around Euro 4.5 billion per annum in value-added in France, and employ around 50,000 people. In addition, they create a further 27,500 jobs in the economy through income and supplier “multiplier” effects.
Notes
In 2003 ENiG commissioned The Weinberg Group to conduct a comprehensive independent European socio economic impact analysis for the Nickel Industry. The purpose of the study is to gain a detailed and accurate understanding of the importance of the nickel industry to the economic prosperity of Member States. The full report is available to interested parties and a series of summarised fact sheets has been produced. This glossary provides explanations for commonly used terms within the report and fact sheets.
Direct industry: the primary European (mining, refining) nickel industry, the importation of raw nickel, the importation and trading of finished products, transportation of nickel and recycling (this includes collectors, processors and scrap dealers)
End use: all end use industry segments where nickel is an essential component in either the production process or the end product itself. It is considered essential if the product would not perform either at all or as well without nickel or where exclusion of nickel would increase the price significantly
First use: industries where nickel is alloyed to produce stainless steel, and alloy steels and nonferrous alloys plus foundry and plating
Nickel dependent products: Products where a nickel containing alloy significantly transforms either the process or end product and where this effect cannot be achieved in any other way or, if an alternative is used, performance is significantly reduced, the process would be substantially disadvantaged or the price would be significantly higher
Supplier “multiplier” effect: the effect by which, for each expenditure on goods or services by companies and people in the nickel industry, additional jobs are created
Value-added: the amount by which the value of an article is increased at each stage of
its production, excluding the initial cost of the nickel. Expressed another way, value added is the turnover
of companies in the nickel and nickel using industries less imported raw material costs.
The full Weinberg report on the socio-economic impact of the nickel industry in the EU is available on
request.
For further information contact:
Rosemarie Evans
Telephone: 44 1527 584777
revans@nickelinstitute.org
Paola Di Discordia
Téléphone : 32 2 775 6313
didiscordia@euronickel.org
