Luliang City: Heavy Air Pollution
Fubao News The City of Luliang, Shanxi issued a level II (Orange) warning of heavy pollution going forward. According to the notice, industrial producers are required to take measures to cut industrial emissions from September 25 to October 2. Related regulations applicable to the aluminum industry include: Alumina: -) Clinker…
IM Smelter Accident Suspends 250 ktpy Al Capacity
25/09/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: An accident caused by a short circuit occurred at the aluminium production lines of an IM smelter early on 24 September. The accident damaged the electrolytic cell bus of two cells, curbing primary aluminium capacity by 250 ktpy. Additionally, part of the company’s primary aluminium…
Domestic W Prices Continue to Climb
25/09/19 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic tungsten concentrate prices continued to climb, lifting to over RMB80,000/standard t boosted by producers’ strong will to prop prices and Fanya’s APT auction closing last week – at a much higher level than market expectations. At present, wolframite (65% WO3) mainstream quotations are at RMB81,000~82,000/standard t;…
China August Imports: Bx 9.04 mln t, Aa 120 kt
Alu News China imported 9.04 mln t of bauxite in August 2019, down 6.41% m-o-m but up 14.56% y-o-y. China’s August imports from Guinea were 3.64 mln t, down 19.86% m-o-m, Australia 3.63 mln t, up 7.92% m-o-m, and Indonesia 1.13 mln t, down 13.73% m-o-m. Guinea, Australian and Indonesia…
Stringent Environmental Controls for the Yellow River Basin
Cnal News 18 September: President Xi Jinping hosted a conference on ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Zhengzhou, Henan. At the conference, environmental principles of prioritizing ecological and green develop were reiterated. Antaike analysts believe discussions at the conference signal more stringent environmental controls for…
East Hope Jinzhong Resumes 1.2 mtpy Aa Capacity
24/09/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News East Hope Jinzhong Aluminium Co. Ltd. has designed alumina capacity of 3.2 mtpy, comprising three production lines – two 1 mtpy lines and one 1.2 mtpy line. Production on the 1.2 mtpy line was suspended in mid-July due to weak alumina prices (under RMB 2,500/t), a level…
Domestic NPI Prices Edge up
20/09/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 19 September, SMM: Domestic NPI prices climbed to RMB1,145~1,165/Ni unit, up by RMB10/Ni unit on the previous trade day. Some NPI smelters with spot supply intend to quote high at RMB1,200/Ni unit, leaving some space for negotiation. Downstream steel mills are looking at RMB1,160~1,170/Ni unit (delivered),…
Guangxi Huayin 2019 Aa Output Target: 2.1 mln t
20/09/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guangxi Huayin has designed alumina capacity of 2.3 mtpy, comprising five alumina production lines. All five production lines have all been in normal operation since the beginning of 2019. According to an inside source, the company has been running steadily throughout 2019, producing 1.4 mln t of…
Qinghai Western Hydro Restarts 50 ktpy Primary Al capacity
20/09/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Qinghai Western Hydro, designed with 450 ktpy primary aluminium capacity, began restarting its Phase II – 50 ktpy of primary aluminium capacity (68 x 240 kA cells) on 7th September, and will gradually ramp up to full capacity operation within a month’s time. The company halted 150…