China November Bx Imports: 7.21 mln t
27/12/19 | Bauxite
Alu News China imported 7.21 mln t of bauxite in November, up by 11.38% m-o-m but down 10.9% y-o-y. China imported 3.28 mln t of bauxite from Australia, 1.86 mln t from Guinea and 1.5 mln t from Indonesia in the month, with the top three suppliers accounting for 92.03%…
Super-Large W/MO Deposit Discovered in Henan
26/12/19 | Molybdenum, Tungsten
China Mining News The geological and Mineral Bureau of Henan has discovered a super-large molybdenum/tungsten deposits in Lengshui – Chitudian, Luanchuan, Luoyang. The new discovery will add 3.17 mln t of molybdenum, 439,600 t of tungsten, 361,600 t of lead, 2.36 mln t of zinc, 2.71 t of copper and…
Yunnan Shenhuo to Come Online by End-2019
26/12/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Yunnan Shenhuo originally planned to bring its aluminium production online in mid-September, but postponed. The company is set to bring its phase I 150 ktpy primary aluminium line online on 31st December 2019. Source
Guangyuan QimingXing Resumes 20 ktpy Primary Al
26/12/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Sichuan Qimingxing Aluminium, designed with 120 ktpy primary aluminium capacity, has restarted 20 ktpy of its aluminium capacity since the beginning of December 2019. According to an inside source, the company is currently running at 60 ktpy capacity with a 70% operational rate. It has 220 sets…
SPIC Shanxi’s Imported Bx Consumption Declines
26/12/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News SPIC Shanxi’s monthly consumption of imported bauxite is expected to drop to 120 kt in December from 300 kt in November. The company mainly uses Guinean bauxite for alumina refining. Typically having moisture content in excess of 10%, Guinean bauxite is either frozen or becomes lumpy at…
Guangxi Tiangui Using Guinean Bx
26/12/19 | Bauxite
China Nonferrous Metals News Jizhong Energy International Logistics Group Co., Ltd. and Tianshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. have reached a cooperative agreement on raw material supply/transports after successfully completing a trial deal of imported Guinean bauxite. The first Guinean bauxite shipment for Tianshan Aluminium will be transported by Jinzhong…
China Imports 5.99 mln t of Ni Laterite in November
26/12/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China imported 5.99 mln t of nickel laterite in November 2019, down 858.9 kt or 12.5% m-o-m but up 84.1% y-o-y. Of the total, 3.34 mln t was imported from Indonesia, down 7.4% m-o-m, and up 178.37% y-o-y. China’s monthly nickel laterite imports from…
China November Aa Import at 210 kt
26/12/19 | Alumina
China Nonferrous Metals News China Customs: China imported 210 kt of alumina in November 2019, with 1.24 mln t of accumulated alumina imports during the first eleven months of 2019. China exported 10,739 t of alumina in November 2019, down nearly 100% y-o-y and total alumina exports were 238.112…
Baise Mining Seeks Aa for Production of High Purity Al
Asian Metal News Baise Mining Group currently is looking for high-grade alumina supply for production of high purity aluminium which is widely used in the aviation and electronic industry. According to an inside source, alumina produced locally in Guangxi is high in zinc and gallium content (100 ppm),…