The global market for Nickel Hydroxide was estimated to be worth US$ 431 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 596 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 4.8% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Nickel Hydroxide cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Nickel hydroxide is a green, crystalline, inorganic compound that produces toxic gases upon heating. It is generally used in rechargeable battery electrodes, by oxidation to nickel (III) oxide-hydroxide. Nickel hydroxide is denoted by Ni (OH) 2 and is an insoluble chemical compound having strong redox properties.
In 2024, global Nickel Hydroxide production reached approximately 37.7 K MT, with an average global market price of around 11428USD/MT.
The nickel hydroxide market continues to grow as demand rises from industries reliant on rechargeable battery technologies and specialty chemical applications. Nickel hydroxide serves as a key electrode material in nickel-based batteries-including nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) and nickel-cadmium varieties-thanks to its favorable electrochemical properties. In addition, it's used in catalysis, chemical intermediates, and electroplating processes. The increasing need for energy storage in consumer electronics, portable devices, and hybrid vehicles, along with rising industrial-scale battery usage, is driving steady interest in high-purity nickel hydroxide.
Supply growth in this market is supported by improvements in production routes-including precipitation, co-precipitation, and controlled crystallization techniques-that aim to achieve better particle control, purity, and performance consistency. Meanwhile, sustainability concerns and shifts toward greener manufacturing are driving research around recovering nickel feeds from recycled spent batteries and minimizing environmentally harmful processing by-products. However, challenges remain including volatile raw material prices, stringent quality specifications required for battery-grade material, and regional disparities in mining and refining capacity. As battery chemistry evolves and sustainability becomes more central, nickel hydroxide is expected to remain a vital material in both energy and industrial applications.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Nickel Hydroxide, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Nickel Hydroxide by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Nickel Hydroxide market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K MT) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Nickel Hydroxide.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- Norilsk
- SMM Group
- Tanaka-Chemical
- Kansai Catalyst
- Chancsun Umicore
- Henan Kelong
- Anhui Yaland
- Jilin Jien
- Kingray New Materials
- Jinchuan Group
- Jiangmen Fangyuan
Segment by Type
- Pure Nickel Hydroxide
- Contain Cobalt Nickel Hydroxide
- Contain Zinc Nickel Hydroxide
- Contain Cadmium Nickel Hydroxide
- Others
Segment by Application
- Batteries
- Electronics
- Chemical
- Others
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Nickel Hydroxide manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Nickel Hydroxide in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Nickel Hydroxide in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Nickel Hydroxide Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Nickel Hydroxide Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Nickel Hydroxide Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Nickel Hydroxide Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Nickel Hydroxide Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Nickel Hydroxide Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Nickel Hydroxide Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Nickel Hydroxide Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Nickel Hydroxide Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Nickel Hydroxide Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Nickel Hydroxide
- 2.9 Nickel Hydroxide Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Nickel Hydroxide Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Nickel Hydroxide Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Nickel Hydroxide as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
- 3.1 Introduction by Type
- 3.1.1 Pure Nickel Hydroxide
- 3.1.2 Contain Cobalt Nickel Hydroxide
- 3.1.3 Contain Zinc Nickel Hydroxide
- 3.1.4 Contain Cadmium Nickel Hydroxide
- 3.1.5 Others
- 3.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Type
- 3.2.1 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Type
- 3.3.1 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Nickel Hydroxide Average Price by Type (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Batteries
- 4.1.2 Electronics
- 4.1.3 Chemical
- 4.1.4 Others
- 4.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Application
- 4.3.1 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Nickel Hydroxide Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.2.2 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.2.4 Global Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Nickel Hydroxide Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 5.4 North America
- 5.4.1 North America Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 North America Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 Europe
- 5.5.1 Europe Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 Europe Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Asia Pacific
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.7 South America
- 5.7.1 South America Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.7.2 South America Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.8 Middle East & Africa
- 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Nickel Hydroxide Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Nickel Hydroxide Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 Norilsk
- 7.1.1 Norilsk Company Information
- 7.1.2 Norilsk Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.1.3 Norilsk Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.1.4 Norilsk Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.1.5 Norilsk Recent Development
- 7.2 SMM Group
- 7.2.1 SMM Group Company Information
- 7.2.2 SMM Group Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.2.3 SMM Group Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.2.4 SMM Group Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.2.5 SMM Group Recent Development
- 7.3 Tanaka-Chemical
- 7.3.1 Tanaka-Chemical Company Information
- 7.3.2 Tanaka-Chemical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.3.3 Tanaka-Chemical Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.3.4 Tanaka-Chemical Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.3.5 Tanaka-Chemical Recent Development
- 7.4 Kansai Catalyst
- 7.4.1 Kansai Catalyst Company Information
- 7.4.2 Kansai Catalyst Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.4.3 Kansai Catalyst Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.4.4 Kansai Catalyst Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.4.5 Kansai Catalyst Recent Development
- 7.5 Chancsun Umicore
- 7.5.1 Chancsun Umicore Company Information
- 7.5.2 Chancsun Umicore Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.5.3 Chancsun Umicore Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.5.4 Chancsun Umicore Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.5.5 Chancsun Umicore Recent Development
- 7.6 Henan Kelong
- 7.6.1 Henan Kelong Company Information
- 7.6.2 Henan Kelong Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.6.3 Henan Kelong Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.6.4 Henan Kelong Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.6.5 Henan Kelong Recent Development
- 7.7 Anhui Yaland
- 7.7.1 Anhui Yaland Company Information
- 7.7.2 Anhui Yaland Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.7.3 Anhui Yaland Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.7.4 Anhui Yaland Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.7.5 Anhui Yaland Recent Development
- 7.8 Jilin Jien
- 7.8.1 Jilin Jien Company Information
- 7.8.2 Jilin Jien Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.8.3 Jilin Jien Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.8.4 Jilin Jien Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.8.5 Jilin Jien Recent Development
- 7.9 Kingray New Materials
- 7.9.1 Kingray New Materials Company Information
- 7.9.2 Kingray New Materials Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.9.3 Kingray New Materials Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.9.4 Kingray New Materials Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.9.5 Kingray New Materials Recent Development
- 7.10 Jinchuan Group
- 7.10.1 Jinchuan Group Company Information
- 7.10.2 Jinchuan Group Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.10.3 Jinchuan Group Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.10.4 Jinchuan Group Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.10.5 Jinchuan Group Recent Development
- 7.11 Jiangmen Fangyuan
- 7.11.1 Jiangmen Fangyuan Company Information
- 7.11.2 Jiangmen Fangyuan Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.11.3 Jiangmen Fangyuan Nickel Hydroxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.11.4 Jiangmen Fangyuan Nickel Hydroxide Product Offerings
- 7.11.5 Jiangmen Fangyuan Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Nickel Hydroxide Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Nickel Hydroxide Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Nickel Hydroxide Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Nickel Hydroxide Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer