Sherritt International Corporation announced the operational results for the Ambatovy Joint Venture for the month and year to date ended December 2014. For the month of December, finished nickel production was 1,302 tones, and finished cobalt production was 76 tones. For the month of December, ore throughput in the PAL circuit was a record 417,412 tones, or approximately 83% of nameplate capacity, and finished nickel production represented approximately 64% of nameplate capacity.

For the year to date, finished nickel production increased 47% in 2014 compared to 2013 and increased 47% in the fourth quarter 2014 compared to the fourth quarter 2013.