Guinea Exports 66.2 mln t of Bx in 2019
07/04/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News According to Guinean media outlet “Emergencegn.net’, the country exported 66.2 mln t of bauxite in 2019, with SMB, CBG, Henan Chine and Alufer Mining as the top four exporters. SMB took the lead with 35.3 mln t, followed by CBG 13.3 mln t, Henan-Chine 7 mln t and…
SPIC Shanxi Ningwu Bx Mine: Improper Mining Allegations
07/04/20 | Bauxite
Tengxun News Local villagers in Ningwu, Shanxi Province recently reported improper mining activities at the Kuancaoping bauxite mine. According to an inside source, the mine has been granted with only a license for infrastructure development so far but it is now mining without a safety production license or environmental assessment…
Binzhou Tao’erhe Completes 9.89 mln t of Bx Imports in Q1 2020
03/04/20 | Bauxite
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Binzhou Tao’erhe Port handled 9.895 mln t of imported bauxite (1.35 mln t at Binzhou Port) for Weiqiao Group in Q1 2020, up 41.3% y-o-y, marking a quarterly new high in years. The port company of Weiqiao handled 4.68 mln t of imported bauxite in Q1…
Qinghai Materials Overhauls 13 ktpy Al Capacity
03/04/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Qinghai Materials or Qinghai Supply and Investment Group Al Branch, a 100 ktpy aluminium smelter in Qinghai is prepared to run maintenance on 13 ktpy aluminium capacity, involving 20 sets of 240 kA cells. According to an inside source, these cells have been in operation for eight…
IM Erdos Resumes Aa Operation
03/04/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News IM Mengxi Alumina refinery has resumed full capacity operation since mid-March – 200 ktpy – using imported bauxite. Mengxi refinery was forced to suspend operations in late February as the spread of COVID-19 interrupted road transports. The company is reliant on imported bauxite to be trucked in…
Zhongmei Runs Overhaul on Aa Calcination Furnace
03/04/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Henan Zhongmei, designed with 400 ktpy alumina capacity, began maintenance on its alumina calcination furnace last week and the time of completion is undecided yet. The company has two 200 ktpy alumina production line and one alumina calcination furnace, but only one production line has been operational…
SPIC Guizhou: 1 mtpy Aa Project Operational in April
03/04/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News SPIC Guizhou is set to bringing its 1 mtpy alumina project on line in April 2020. The company completed construction of its 1 mtpy alumina project in June 2019 and carried out trial operations in July. However the project has been suspended due to some technical issues…
Domestic W Market Remains Weak
02/04/20 | Tungsten
China Commodity Market Place The domestic tungsten concentrate market remained weak, seeing tungsten concentrate prices consolidating after falling below RMB80,000/t during the week. However given continued lackluster downstream demand, domestic tungsten prices have the potential to fall further going forward. Mainstream wolframite (65% WO3 grade) prices dropped to RMB 80,000~82,000/t,…
Domestic Mg Prices Drop
02/04/20 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News As of 27th March, primary magnesium ingot (99.9% grade) was being quoted between RMB 13,700/t tax inclusive by cash in Fugu Shaanxi, and concluded between RMB13,650~13,700/t. Domestic magnesium prices plummeted by RMB200~300/t from the previous Friday, and closed at the lowest level since February 2017. Market…
