Average Daily Al Output Falls
15/08/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 14th Aug: According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday, average daily output of primary aluminium in China fell in July. One large aluminium smelter in the northeast region has reportedly shut down, offsetting the impact of increased production in other regions. NBS’s…
Guangxi Jingxi Tiangui: 800 ktpy Aa Project
15/08/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News 15th Aug: Jingxi Tiangui Aluminium, with designed alumina capacity of 800 ktpy in the first phase of its alumina project, will begin production in mid-September this year. The company postponed starting production from the end of August to mid-September, due to technical upgrades. According to a company…
CAAM: China’s New Energy Vehicles Production and Sales Fell 6.9% and 4.7%
14/08/19 | EV
Cnal News 12th Aug: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) released data on production and sales for July. China produced 84,000 new energy vehicles, down 37.2% on-month and 6.9% on-year. The sales volume was 80,000, down 47.5% on-month and down 4.7% on-year. The decline in pure electric vehicle was more…
Sierra Leone to Export 1 mln t of Bx to China
14/08/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News 14th Aug: Sierra Mineral Holdings Limited, a major bauxite producer in Sierra Leone has announced plans to export 1 mln t of bauxite to China by 2020. The company, with bauxite capacity of 2 mtpy, has exported bauxite to an alumina refinery in Romania. According to a…
China’s Domestic Bx Consumption Decreases by 3%
14/08/19 | Bauxite
Cnal News China’s domestic bauxite consumption was 54.2 mln t during the first seven months of 2019, a slide of 5% compared with the same period of last year, with 7.07 mln t in July, down 3% on-month and down 12.2% on-year. The data shows that in July consumption of…
July 2019: Refined Tin Output 12.566 kt
13/08/19 | Tin
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 12.566 kt of refined tin in July 2019, down 2.1% on the previous month. The decline in output was mainly attributable to production cuts by several smelters in Yunnan due to a shortage of raw materials, and reduced production in Jiangxi due to…
Huaxing Aluminium: Aa Furnace Upgrades
13/08/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Huaxing Aluminium, with annual capacity of 2 mtpy began upgrading one of its alumina furnaces in July, in order to meet with ultra-low emissions standards. The company has three furnaces with daily output at 3,000 t for one furnace and 1,500 t for the other two. A…
Chalco Shanxi: Imported Bx Usage Reaches 55%
13/08/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Chalco Shanxi, a major alumina refinery in Shanxi began using imported bauxite in July. 55% of all bauxite used by the company is now imported. The company’s monthly bauxite consumption is typically 350 kt, with 300 kt consumed in July. A company source indicated that they imported…
July 2019: NPI Output 50.7 kt Ni
12/08/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 50.7 kt Ni in July 2019, up 2.57% on-month and up 49.13% on-year. The year-on-year increase was contributed by large-scale maintenance at smelters; a result of environmental inspections in June-July last year. High grade NPI output in July increased by 3.18% from June…