Guizhou Shuangyuan Al to Resume Operation
22/04/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guizhou Shuangyuan Aluminium at Liupanshui, designed with 150 ktpy primary aluminium capacity is set to resume normal operations after maintenance in early May. The company began maintenance on 50 x 240 kA cells, involving 30 ktpy primary aluminium capacity. The company will complete maintenance in early May…
Zunyi Al Mines 100 kt Bx in March
22/04/20 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Guizhou Zunyi Aluminium, a subordinate of Chalco, produced 100 kt of bauxite from its captive mines in March, up from 75 kt in February. Guizhou Zunyi Aluminium owns five bauxite mines with total resource reserves of 12 mln t. Three of the bauxite mines are active with…
China Produced 115.1 kt of Primary Mg in Jan.~Feb.
21/04/20 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News CNIA: China produced 115.1 kt of primary magnesium during the first two months of 2020, down 7.3% y-o-y. Of this figure, Shaanxi’s output was 81.2 kt, Shanxi 14.9 kt, and Ningxia 5.9 kt, up 7.54%, down 29.29% and up 4.67% y-o-y respectively. Domestic magnesium prices hovered…
3.05 mtpy Primary Al Capacity for Tongliao IM
21/04/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News There is a total of 1.39 mtpy primary aluminium classified under the capacity replacement scheme with all relocation work done in Tongliao, IM. Of this figure, 553 ktpy is under Jinlian Aluminium and 835.1 ktpy under Chuangyuan Aluminium. As of today, total primary aluminium capacity in…
HMHJ: Q1 2020 Al Output of 230.3 kt
21/04/20 | Aluminium
Cnal News HMHJ (Inner Mongolia HMHJ Aluminium and Power Co. Ltd), produced 230.3 kt of aluminium product in Q1 2020, up 12.8 kt y-o-y. HMJH has put an integrated industrial cluster in place at Holinhe region IM including 860 ktpy primary aluminium capacity, 200 ktpy carbon anode capacity, associated with…
Shanxi: 2020 Action Plan for Nonferrous Metals Industry
21/04/20
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News The local authorities of Shanxi published ‘Shanxi 2020 Nonferrous Metals Industry Action Plan’, unveiling a raft of policies to facilitate the development of the aluminium industry in Shanxi: Improvement of local bauxite supply in Shanxi Crack down on illegal bauxite mining Regulate bauxite mining activities Strengthen…
Xiamen W: 2019 Net Profits Down by 47.76% Y-O-Y
20/04/20 | Tungsten
China Finance News Xiamen Tungsten Annual Report, 17th April: the company achieved a total operating revenue of RMB17.396 billion in 2019 down 11.05% y-o-y, the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was RMB 261 million, down 47.76% y-o-y. “Tungsten molybdenum and other non-ferrous metal products” generated most of…
Domestic Aa Production Cuts to Expand
20/04/20 | Alumina
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News As of 17th April, Friday, domestic alumina prices were RMB2,050/t in Shanxi, RMB2,075/t in Henan, RMB2,065/t in Shandong, RMB2,050/t in Guangxi and RMB2,060~2,090/t in Guizhou, all sitting at a relatively low level. On the cost side, prices of domestic bauxite and caustic soda continued to fall…
Imported Bx Prices to be Impacted by Inventories, Aa Prices and Domestic Prices
20/04/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News The prices of China’s bauxite imports averaged at USD47.9/t in February 2020, a decline of 12.9% from a high point of US55/t in 2018. Industry analysts take the view that prices of China’s bauxite imports will be impacted by the following three factors over the short-term: Domestic inventories…
