China Li Battery Production Exceeds 102 GWh in Jan. and Feb.
07/04/23 | EV
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced a total of 102 GWh of lithium batteries during the first two months of 2023, up by 24% y-o-y. China’s production of energy storage batteries exceeded 15 GWh, and the installed capacity of NEVs power batteries was about 38 GWh in January and February…
W Prices on the Decline in April
07/04/23 | Tungsten
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Ganzhou Tungsten Association published guide prices for tungsten products in April, with tungsten concentrate prices (55% WO3) at RMB 113,000/t, APT prices at RMB 173,500/t and WC powder (medium grain) prices at RMB 267/kg, down from RMB 116,000/t, RMB 178,000/t and RMB 276/kg in March 2023…
Domestic Mg Prices Rebound Slightly
06/04/23 | Magnesium
Asian Metal News Mainstream domestic magnesium prices bounced back by RMB 200/t from last Friday to RMB 20,400~20,600/t on Wednesday. This reaction was led by increased transactions and increasing trader deals due to the news of semi-coke furnace suspensions which are to begin in late April. According to a spokesperson…
Mg Transactions Slow
31/03/23 | Magnesium
Asian Metals News Mainstream domestic magnesium prices have been stable at RMB 20,200~20,500/t this week led by continuing weak demand and smelters had no intention of selling at low prices. A northern magnesium buyer bought 31 t of magnesium at RMB 19,900/t last Friday and made another deal on Monday…
Domestic Mg Prices Rebound from Low-end
29/03/23 | Magnesium
Asian Metal News Mainstream domestic magnesium prices rebounded by RMB 300/t from last Friday to RMB 20,200~20,500/t on Monday as several domestic smelters cut or suspended operations last week, however, with continued lackluster demand, transaction were sparse. Industry participants expect prices to remain stable at the current level until this…
YunHai Metals: 100 ktpy Mg Project in Wutai Xinzhou Shanxi
28/03/23 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News Backed by total investment of RMB 3.2 bln, Yunhai Magnesium’s 100 ktpy integrated magnesium project began construction in August 2022 at Wutai, Xinzhou. At present, the phase II development is progressing smoothly, and is expected to be completed in July 2024. The project is an integrated…
Two Mg Smelters in Fugu Suspend Operations
27/03/23 | Magnesium
Asian Metal News Fugu Jinwangtong Magnesium smelter is set to suspend magnesium smelting and run maintenance in late March 2023. As yet, the date of resumption is undecided. According to an internal source, the company has been mired in loss for several months and in view of continuing weak demand,…
Fugu Xintian Mg Suspends Operations
22/03/23 | Magnesium
Asian Metal News Fugu Xintian magnesium smelter is set to suspend smelting on 26th March, 2023 and the date of resumption is undecided. According to an internal source; “We have been mired in loss for four months since December 2022 due to low prices and slow sales of semi-coke together…
Yunhai Metals: 300 ktpy Mg Project at Qingyang Anhui Progressing
15/03/23 | Magnesium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News The construction of Yunhai Metals’ primary magnesium (300 ktpy) and magnesium alloy project (300 ktpy)is progressing smoothly at Qingyang County, Anhui. Construction is being carried out in areas of primary magnesium, magnesium alloy, alloy deep processing, and transportation corridors. Once the Qingyang project completes, it will…