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the project into production earlier and BRN looks to head into production in early 2018 at a much smaller scale at around 1,000 tonnes per year .
“ In many respects , by taking things in bitesize chunks it means we can bring our people and team with us . We have time to develop them and in today ’ s capital markets , we are aware that it ’ s not easy and it ’ s not been easy for a number of years ,” he says .
“ We feel we have achieved and been different from many other companies in that we have made real progress against very strong headwinds . We expect to keep on being able to do that but we ’ re not trying to leap and run , we ’ re making sure we are within our capabilities on each of our steps .”
Breaking out into the world Brazilian Nickel prides itself on its local suppliers and local roots but it does not underestimate the importance of international partners . The nickel industry , despite being global , is in fact relatively small due to the fact there is not a large number of companies producing the metal .
“ It does get larger the further downstream you go of course ,” says Oxley . “ It ’ s a small industry with nowhere to hide , so It is important for us to build a solid reputation and highlight that as we position ourselves as a low cost producer of nickel we are a professional and ethical company that can bring relatively high shareholder value .”
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