Pelat Timah Nusantara (NIKL), a tinplate manufacturer, booked net profit of US$1.84 million in first nine months (9M) of 2019, against loss of US$3.2 million in the same period last year. Loss in foreign exchange (forex) dropped to US$0.34 million from earlier US$3.44 million. Its sales slightly increased to US$123.79 million (up 0.27%).