Chalco: 10.04% Stake in Yunnan Al
23/12/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 19th December: Chalco and Yunnan Aluminium reached an agreement regarding a share subscription, under which Chalco agreed to subscribe for 314 million A-shares of non-public issuance of Yunnan Aluminum Co., Ltd. (the affiliated controlling shareholder) with a cash cost of about RMB4.1 per share, and a total…
Guinean SOGUIPAMI Plans to Export 2 mln t of Bx in 2020
23/12/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News SOGUIPAMI (la société guinéenne du patrimoine minier) of Guinea, an SOE under the administration of the Guinean Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, is aiming for 2 mln t of bauxite exports directly in 2020. SOGUIPAMI plans to export 180 kt of bauxite before March 2020 which will be supplied…
Tianyuan Chemicals Postpones Use of Imported Bx
20/12/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Xiaoyi Tianyuan Chemical originally intended to use imported bauxite for alumina refining in December 2019 but has decided to postpone the plan. Tianyuan Chemical completed HT to LT conversion technology upgrades on one alumina production line in late November and planned to start using imported…
East Hope Jinzhong: 2019 Aa Output at 2.5 mln t
20/12/19 | Alumina
Asian Metals News East Hope Jinzhong Aluminium Co. Ltd. is set to produce 2.5 mln t of alumina in 2019, up by 38.9% y-o-y from 1.8 mln t in 2018. East Hope Jinzhong started a 1.2 mtpy alumina production line in October 2018, expanding its capacity from 2 mtpy to…
Xingren Denggao Al Project Progressing
20/12/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Backed by total investment of RMB3.5 bln, Guizhou Xingren Denggao Aluminium has been designed with 500 ktpy of liquid aluminum capacity and associated facilities. Its Phase I (125 ktpy) liquid aluminum project came online in February 2018 with total liquid aluminium output of 97.7 kt from January…
Chalco Boffa: 1st Bx Shipment to China
20/12/19 | Bauxite
Cnal News 15th December: Bauxite produced from Chalco’s Boffa project in Guinea was transshipped via barge to the vessel ‘Yibo’, marking the first bauxite shipment from Chalco’s Boffa project to China. The majority of bauxite from Chalco Boffa will be shipped to China for use in domestic alumina refineries.…
Domestic Mg Output 748 kt Jan. to Oct.
18/12/19 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News CNIA: China produced 747.7 kt of primary magnesium during the first ten months of 2019, up 21.7% y-o-y. Of this figure, Shaanxi was 421 kt, up 18.9% on-year, Shanxi 99.1 kt, up 23.27% on-year and Ningxia 41.9 kt, down 30.06% on-year. Domestic magnesium prices averaged RMB14,367/t…
Chongqing Qineng Begins Al Ingot Casting
18/12/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 10th December: Chongqing Qineng powered up its aluminium ingot casting lines in a bid to meet downstream processers’ restocking needs before the Chinese New Year (24th January 2020). The ingot casting lines will be operated for 60 days, targeting output of 15 kt. Chongqing Qineng is presently operating…
Domestic Aa Output at 5.67 mln t, Al 2.89 mln t for Nov.
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News NBS: China produced 5.67 mln t of alumina in November, down 9.7% m-o-m. China’s total alumina output during the first 11 months of 2019 was 66.49 mln t, down 0.7% m-o-m. China produced 2.898 mln t of primary aluminium in November, up from…