China Imports 18.41 mln t Bx Jan., Feb.
27/03/20 | Bauxite
Shmet News China’s bauxite imports during the first two months of 2020 spiked to the highest level in years reaching 18.41 mln t. The surge in imports from 13.12 mln t at the same period last year sees Guinea reclaim its position as China’s largest bauxite supplier with a…
China Imported 692.8 kt of Zn Concentrates in Jan. and Feb.
26/03/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 692.8 kt (in actual tonne) of zinc concentrate during the first two months of 2020, up 102.1 kt y-o-y. Australia is the largest zinc concentrate supplier to China with 280.6 kt of exports, accounting for 40.5% of the total of January and February. The…
Chongqing Qineng to Cut Al Operations
26/03/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Chongqing Qineng Aluminium smelter, designed with 330 ktpy capacity is set to cut operations gradually, starting from April 2020. The company, with 296 sets of 420 kA cells, halted 10 cells this week. According to an inside source, the company is facing a loss of RMB 1,000/t…
Domestic Al Production Cuts – 330 ktpy
26/03/20 | Aluminium
Baichuan News An increasing number of domestic aluminium smelters have cut operations or are advancing maintenance plan this week in the wake of negative profits in terms of average industry cash costs. According to Baichuan Consultancy, a total of 330 ktpy of primary aluminum capacity will be cut in China…
Shuangyuan Al Starts Overhaul
25/03/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guizhou Shuangyuan Aluminium, designed with 150 ktpy primary aluminium capacity is set to run maintenance on 50 sets of 240 kA cells this week, involving 50 kt capacity. The company is advancing its maintenance plan amid falling aluminium prices. It produced 12 kt of aluminium in February…
Jinzhong Al to Restart One LT Line Late March
25/03/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News East Hope Jinzhong has three alumina production lines, two of which have completed HT/LT conversion, and are capable of consuming 6 mln t of imported bauxite per annum. The company is set to restart an idled LT alumina production line in late March, increasing its imported bauxite…
SPIC Shanxi: New Bx Rail Transport Route from Qinhuangdao Port
25/03/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News 24th March: 3,072 t of Indonesian bauxite loaded in 96 open-cart rail carriages departed Qinhuangdao Station Hebei for Yuanping Station in Shanxi to be used at the SPIC Shanxi refinery. The introduction of the imported bauxite transport route signifies that SPIC Shanxi has achieved integrated port to station…
Yunnan Al Renews Electricity Contract with Huineng
25/03/20 | Aluminium
SMM News Yunnan Aluminum Corporation announced that it will continue to rely on Yunnan Huineng Electricity Sales Co., Ltd., to manage and integrate its electricity resources during 2020. Huineng Electricity Sales is held under the Yunnan Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd., which is also the controlling shareholder in Yunnan Aluminium. The…
Domestic Al Inventory Continues to Increase
24/03/20 | Aluminium
SMM News 23rd March 2020: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses increased by 17 kt from last Thursday to 1.66 mln t, including 158 kt in Shanghai, 650 kt in Wuxi, 132 kt in Hangzhou, 202 kt in Gongyi, 432 kt in Nanhai, 57 kt in Tianjin,…