Cnal News
The local government of Luliang, Shanxi recently published ad-hoc emission reduction measures for heavy air pollution periods in 2019. Among the measures, mandatory emission reductions for aluminum industry include:
Alumina:
-) Clinker and calcination processing to cut operations by 50%, by production lines
-) Raw material transport (including fuel gas) by trucks under the ‘National Stage IV Motor Vehicle Pollutant Emission Standard’, is forbidden.
Primary Aluminium:
-) Overall capacity to be cut by 30%, by electrolytic cells
-) Raw material transport (including fuel gas) by trucks under the ‘National Stage IV Motor Vehicle Pollutant Emission Standard’, is forbidden.
Carbon:
-) Roasting process to cut operations by 50%, by amount of flame making system
-) Suspension of all operations at the calcination process
-) Raw material transport (including fuel gas) by trucks under the ‘National Stage IV Motor Vehicle Pollutant Emission Standard’, is forbidden.