SMM: Domestic November Tin Output at 7,520 t
12/12/19 | Tin
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 7,520 t of refined tin in November, down 24.6% m-o-m. The decline can be mainly attributed to overhauls at Yunnan Tin Group, ad-hoc maintenance at other smelters and suspensions at some smelters in Yunnan and Jiangxi during November. China produced 129.65…
XTC Jinlu: Largest W Production Base in China
12/12/19 | Tungsten
Tengxun News 6th December: Xiamen Tungsten (XTC) formally launched its Xiamen Jinlu Cemented Carbide Project in Dongfu Street, Haicang District, Xiamen. Xiamen Jinlu has relocated its powder production lines, mixture production lines, mining alloy production lines and bar production lines to the new site and expanded capacity to 15…
Guangxi Xinxiang’s 1 mtpy Aa Project to Come online in Q4 2020
12/12/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guangxi Longzhou Xinxiang Ecological Co. Ltd., a subordinate of Jinjiang Group, started construction of a 1 mtpy alumina project (Phase I) in early November and is set to bring the project on line in Q4 2020. According to an inside source, Xinxiang is designed with 2 mtpy…
Shanxi Fusheng: Aa Output Grows
12/12/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Shanxi Fusheng Alumina refinery, designed with 1 mtpy alumina capacity is set to produce 900 kt of alumina this year, up by 12.5% y-o-y from 800 kt in 2018. Fusheng undertook technology upgrades on its alumina production lines in Q2 2019, expanding its annual capacity to 1…
Domestic Mg Prices Fall to Record Low
11/12/19 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News The domestic magnesium market has been buckling under sluggish demand and in a glut of magnesium supply during the first week of December. As of 6th December, primary magnesium ingot (99.9%) was being quoted at RMB 13,700-13,800/t (tax inclusive, on cash) in Fugu Shaanxi, with…
Nanping Al Phases Out 75 ktpy Al Capacity
11/12/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 9th December, Department of Information and Technology Fujian: Fujian Nanping Aluminium completely shut down its 75 ktpy primary aluminum production line on 20th March 2019, and had dismantled all 112 sets of 240 kA electrolytic cells and associated equipment by 30th June 2019. Source
Heungkong Wanji’s Consumption of Imported Bx Falls
11/12/19 | Alumina
Asian Metals News Henan Heungkong Wanji’s monthly consumption of imported bauxite has been in decline by 50% since November. The company began using imported bauxite in April 2019, with total 2019 consumption expected at 1.8 mln t. Heungkong Wanji’s alumina refinery, designed with 1.4 mtpy alumina capacity, has three production…
Guangxi: 160 mln t Prospective Bx Resources for Pingguo
11/12/19 | Bauxite
Cnal News 9th December, Department of Natural Resources, Guangxi: The No. 274 geological team of Guangxi announced that it had discovered prospective resources of sedimentary bauxite in Pingguo Guangxi amounting to 160 mln t, capable of supporting further development of the aluminium industry in Guangxi over the long term. …
Jinchuan WP Sells 2.2 mln t of Ni Laterite in 2019
25/11/19 | Nickel
China Nonferrous Metals News 19th November: Jinchuan WP has exported 39 shipments totaling 2.2 mln t of nickel laterite, completing its annual sales target 40 days ahead of schedule. Jinchuan WP’s nickel laterite mines officially started operation in November 2017. in 2018 and 2019, Jinchuan WP received 2.2 mln t…