Dedicated Aa Rail Line for Weiqiao
25/11/19 | Alumina
Cnal News 16th November: 2.8 kt alumina was loaded onto the dedicated Yangxin railway line of Weiqiao and is now being transported to western China. This is the first alumina shipment on the Yangxin railway line. The Yangxin railway line, designed with transportation capacity of 4.3 mtpy has 6.9 km…
Jingxi Tiangui: 800 ktpy Aa Project On-line
25/11/19 | Alumina
Cnal News Jingxi Tiangui powered up its Phase I, 800 ktpy alumina capacity on 11th November and started trial operation, with actual alumina output expected in December 2019. Located in Jingxi, Baise city, Guangxi, and formally established in March 2017, Jingxi Tiangui was designed with 2.5 mtpy alumina capacity,…
Bx Mining Approval for Wenshan Al
25/11/19 | Bauxite
China Nonferrous Metals News The Yunnan Development and Reform Commission recently approved mining projects at the Waitoushan bauxite mine in Wenshan and Tiechang bauxite mine in Malipo (Wenshan Aluminium). Both bauxite mines are new open-pit projects with service lives of seven years. The approval has further consolidated the bauxite supply…
Guangxi Huasheng: 200 ktpy Primary Al Quota from Yinhai Al
25/11/19 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News Guangxi Yinhai Aluminium Co. Ltd. (a subordinate of Guangxi Investment Group) announced it would close its 200 ktpy primary aluminium capacity (336 sets of 240kA cells). Dismantling of production lines is scheduled to begin in December 2020 and be completed in June 2021. The 200 ktpy…
Domestic Aa, Al Output to Grow During 2019~2020 Winter
China Nonferrous Metals News Henan presently has 12.5 mtpy completed alumina capacity with 8.9 mtpy in operation. Shanxi has 26.1 mtpy completed alumina capacity with 17.1 mtpy in operation. Alumina capacity in Henan and Shanxi has been suspended by 28.8% and 34.5% respectively due to previous losses, but further capacity…
Domestic Zn Ingot Output on the Rise
18/11/19 | Zinc
Alu News Domestic zinc ingot output is expected to rise in Q4 2019 exceeding 500 kt thanks to most smelters resuming operations after carrying out maintenance since August. According to industry analysts, the operational rate of local smelters reached approximately 84% in September, with growth coming from Xing’an Copper and…
Henan: Ad-Hoc Emission Reduction Plan for Heavy Pollution
Cnal News The local authorities of Henan recently revised the ‘Ad-Hoc Emission Reduction Plan for Heavy Pollution’, adding some terms in relation to environmental liability and supervision accountability. According to the new plan, legal representatives of each producer who work against the rules and discharge emissions during the heavy pollution…
Wenshan Hydro-Al Project to Come online in Q2 2020
18/11/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Yunnan Wenshan Hydro-Aluminum Co.Ltd., (under the Yunnan Aluminum Group) started development of its 500 ktpy hydro-aluminium project (phase I of a 1 mtpy project) in December 2017. At present, 50% of construction is complete and major equipment installation is expected to be finished by end-March 2020. After one…
2019 Domestic Primary Al Capacity Growth Expected at 2.14 mtpy
18/11/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News China’s primary aluminium capacity is expected to grow by 2.14 mtpy in 2019, involving 150 ktpy of restarted capacity and 1.99 mtpy new startups. IM will contribute significant growth with 720 ktpy of new capacity scheduled to come online during 2019. Furthermore, one Sichuan smelter and one Yunnan…