The data displays the ten leading refined nickel producing companies worldwide as of 2014. In that year, Vale was the world's biggest refined nickel producer, producing some 275 thousand metric tons of nickel. Norilsk Nickel, long the world's biggest nickel producer, came in second, having produced some 274.2 thousand metric tons of nickel in that year.
Vale | 275 |
Norilsk Nickel | 274.2 |
BHP Billiton | 143 |
Jinchuan | 128 |
Glencore | 100.9 |
Sumitomo Metals and Mining | 75 |
Anglo American | 65.4 |
Eramet | 55 |
Queensland Nickel | 34 |
Sheritt International | 31.3 |