Chalco Shanxi: HT/LT Conversion on Three Aa Production Lines
26/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News 26th July: Chalco Shanxi, with alumina capacity of 2.4 mtpy, completed HT to LT conversion on three alumina production lines in mid-July. According to a company source, Chalco Shanxi, owns two alumina refineries, has two HT production lines with 600 ktpy capacity each in the old refinery…
Huiyuan Aluminium: HT/LT Aa Production Line Conversion
26/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News 24th July: Huiyuan Aluminium, with alumina capacity of 800 ktpy, intends to start HT to LT conversion on its alumina production lines in the next three months. Huiyuan Aluminium has two HT alumina production lines with 400 ktpy capacity each, mainly using domestic bauxite. The company plans…
Luming Mining Maintenance
25/07/19 | Molybdenum
Asian Metal News Yichun Luming Mining, which has molybdenum concentrate capacity of 45 ktpy (50% grade), is scheduled to repair equipment over 7 days starting July 24th, in accordance with their regular quarterly maintenance plan. According to a company source, “Although maintenance will reduce the production of molybdenum concentrate by…
Malaysia Kadang Resources to Start Bx Production
25/07/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Malaysia Kadang Resources plans to start bauxite production in Q4 of this year. Last month, they acquired mining rights for iron ore and bauxite in two locations, covering a total area of about 700 hectares. The initial capacity of bauxite is 60 kt per month which will…
China’s Aa Production Cuts to End Price Decline
25/07/19 | Alumina
Cnal News 24th July: Antaike says that the 1.5 mtpy closures at China’s refineries will curb the oversupply of alumina, that prices are approaching a two-year low and will bottom-out. Reduced production levels have affected the major alumina centres, Shanxi and Henan, of which a 1 mln t reduction was…
Lubei Refinery: Calcined High-temperature Aa Production Increases by 12.5% YOY
25/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News As the largest producer of calcined high-temperature alumina in China, Shandong Lubei Refinery announced that it intends to produce 180 kt of calcined high-temperature alumina in 2019, an increase of 12.5% compared with 160 kt in 2018. The company has three rotary kilns with calcined high-temperature alumina…
Domestic Mg Prices Edge Up Slightly
24/07/19 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News Domestic magnesium prices rose moderately last week driven by rising FeSi prices. However due to continued sluggish downstream demand, high-price level transactions were limited, seeing magnesium prices steady at low-levels after Wednesday last week. As of 19th July, mainstream quotations for magnesium ingot (99.9% grade) were…
Lianyungang Port: Four Aa Import Shipments in July
24/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Four alumina import shipments from Australia, totaling 120 kt are scheduled to arrive at Lianyungang Port this July, marking a high point for 2019. To date, two shipments of 60 kt each have arrived at Lianyungang Port with a third scheduled to arrive next week and a…
East Hope Jinzhong Maintenance
24/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News East Hope Jinzhong Aluminium Co. Ltd. has designed alumina capacity of 3.2 mtpy comprising three production lines of two 1 mtpy lines and one 1.2 mtpy line. The company has brought its maintenance plan for one line forward from August to July due to weak alumina prices.…