China Produces 288.3 kt of Mg from Jan. to April
23/06/21 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News CNIA: China produced 288.3 kt of magnesium during the first four months of 2021, up by 11.3% y-o-y. Of the total, magnesium production was 197 kt in Shaanxi, 37.3 kt in Shanxi and 14.1 k tin Ningxia, an increase of 17.29%, but a decrease of 1.14%…
Production Cuts for Shaanxi Mg Smelters
22/06/21 | Magnesium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Several magnesium smelters in Shenmu and Fugu Shaanxi have decided to run maintenance in late June amid pressures from environmental checks and difficulties with sourcing coal. In addition, given shortening dolomite supply due to mining rectification work at Wutai Shanxi, domestic magnesium smelters intend to shore…
Mingda Carbon: 18 kt of Graphite Electrode in 2021
22/06/21 | Graphite
Asian Metal News Mingda Carbon Materials, a major graphite electrode producer in Hunan, southern China, is set expand production to 18 kt from 12 kt in 2020. The company has two high-efficiency graphite electrode production lines in place, with total capacity of 40 ktpy. The company produced 7 kt of…
Tianci New Materials: Three New Li Battery Projects
21/06/21 | EV
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Tianci New Materials has announced three new lithium battery related projects, including; 152 ktpy lithium battery new material project at Chizhou 62 ktpy electrolyte basic material project 300 ktpy iron phosphate project (phase I)
China Exported 540 kt of TiO2 Pigment from Jan.~May
21/06/21
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China exported 540 kt of TiO2 pigment from January to May 2021, up 11.16% y-o-y. In May 2021, China exported 104.8 kt of TiO2 pigment, down by 2.19% m-o-m, but up 57.74% y-o-y.
Domestic W Market Stable
18/06/21 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic tungsten concentrate prices continued stable this week, and concentrate venders continued to hold firm on price with few transactions at low levels. Mainstream wolframite (65% WO3) is being quoted at RMB97,000~98,000/t, scheelite (65% WO3) prices are RMB96,000~97,000/t and tungsten concentrate prices (50~55% WO3) are RMB93,000~96,000/t. Domestic…
Linyi Steel and New Material: Phase I NPI Project online in July
18/06/21 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Phase 1 of Linyi Steel and New Material Investment’s NPI project comprises four RKEF NPI production lines. The first line generated some output on 16th June 2021 and the second is expected to come online in July 2021. Each production line will be capable of generating…
Xiamen Jinlu Carbide: 900 tpy W Bar Project
17/06/21 | Tungsten
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Xiamen Jinlu Cemented carbide Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of XTC, plans to invest RMB115 mln in the construction of a new tungsten bar production line with an annual output of 900 t in Xiamen Jinlu Haicang Industrial Park. The project is scheduled to reach full operation…
Domestic Mg Prices Decline Slightly
16/06/21 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News Domestic magnesium prices fell slightly amid weakening downstream demand last week. As of 10th June 2021, mainstream magnesium prices were being quoted at RMB18,500/t ex-works, with transaction prices sitting at the same level in Fugu Shaanxi. In Wenxi Shanxi, prices were RMB18,700~18,000/t/t, falling by RMB500/t w-o-w.…
