Baise Mining Tianlin 100 ktpy Al Project Set to Come Online
01/08/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guangxi Baise Mining Group’s Tianlin Aluminium is set to bring its phase II, 100 ktpy primary aluminium project online during late August. Phase II comprises 80 sets of 600kA cells. Designed with total primary aluminium capacity of 300 ktpy, the Tianlin smelter has been operating at 100…
Denggao New Materials’ 125 ktpy Al Capacity Online
01/08/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guizhou Denggao New Materials, designed with 250 ktpy capacity, is scheduled to bring its Phase II, 125 ktpy primary aluminium capacity (88 sets of 550 kA cells) online next week. According to a company spokesman “We will power up two cells every day after the startup, ramping…
Huaqing Al Resumes Full Operation
01/08/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Shanxi Xiaoyi Huaqing Aluminium, designed with 400 ktpy alumina capacity, resumed full capacity operation in early July after completion of environmental upgrades and maintenance starting mid-May. The company’s July output is expected to be 25 kt and at 33 kt for August. At present, the company intends…
Antaike: Shrinking Aa Supply Propping Prices
01/08/19 | Alumina
China Nonferrous Metals News Northern refineries in China faces worsening losses at present, in the wake of continued falling alumina prices. According to Antaike, full production costs of northern refineries stand between RMB 2,600~2,700/t, higher than the current transaction price of RMB 2,500/t or lower. One Henan refinery has reportedly…
Jinchuan WP NPI Project Online
31/07/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 29th July: The No. 3 NPI production line of the Jinchuan WP&RKA Nickel project in Indonesia has yielded a first batch of NPI. This marks significant progress after Jinchuan’s No. 4 NPI production line came online in May 2019. At present, Jinchuan WA&RKA’s No. 3 and…
Domestic W Market Stable
31/07/19 | Tungsten
China Nonferrous Metals News The domestic tungsten market appears stable. At present, tungsten concentrate prices are holding firm and miners are reluctant to sell at low price levels. Wolfram (65% grade) mainstream quotations are at RMB 73,000~74,000/standard t; sheelite (65% grade) is at RMB 72,000~73,000/standard t and tungsten concentrates (50~55%…
Wanji: 264.3 kt Al Output in H1 2019
31/07/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Wanji Holding Group Co. Ltd. produced 264.3 kt of primary aluminum in H1 2019, up 16.43% on-year, while carbon anode output was 131.9 kt, up 36.68% on-year. Read More
QME: First Aa Non-standard Warehouse Transaction
31/07/19 | Alumina
Alu News Shenzhen Qianhai Mercantile Exchange (QME) recently completed its first batch of non-standard warehouse alumina transactions, marked by confirmation from the buyer. Differing from online transfer settlement of standard warehouse transactions, non-standard transactions are negotiated between buyer and seller according to their actual needs, with settlement closed offline at…
Tianyuan Chemical to Start Bx Production Next Month
30/07/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News 30th July: Xiaoyi Tianyuan Chemical, with alumina capacity of 400 ktpy, intends to start bauxite production in August this year. A source from the company says they have a bauxite mine located about 65 kilometers from their alumina refiner, covering an area of 0.68 square kilometers. The…
