Review of Domestic Aa Inventory after Chinese New Year
06/02/20 | Alumina
Sina Finance News Aa port inventory: Alumina inventory at Chinese ports totals 882 kt, with 60 kt at Lianyungang Port, 460 kt at Qingdao Port, 37 kt at Rizhao Port, 190 kt at Bayuquan and 135 kt at ports in Guangxi. New alumina arrivals in February 2020 are expected to…
350 ktpy Primary Al Huomei Hongjun Project Progressing
06/02/20 | Aluminium
Sina Finance News Secretary of the Board of Huomei Hongjun announced that the company’s 350 ktpy primary aluminium project has been formally launched with all bidding documents, project design and other supervision paperwork ready for a third-party review and assessment. At present, electricity generated by its captive plants are able…
Aladdiny: 3 mtpy Aa Capacity to be Affected during the Epidemic Period
06/02/20 | Alumina
Aladdiny News Aladdiny: As of 5th February, operations at several domestic alumina refineries have already been impacted due to the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, with logistics, extended holidays at miners/producers, and lack of workers being the main issues. Traffic restrictions are interrupting both raw material arrivals and deliveries of alumina, extended…
SMM: China Domestic Aa Output 5.56 mln t in Jan.
06/02/20
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 5.56 mln t of alumina (SGA) in January 2020, with daily average output of 179 kt, down 1.12% m-o-m and down 9.36% y-o-y. The decline can be attributed to Guangxi Xinfa reducing its operational capacity to 1.8~2 mtpy in late December 2019 on…
Domestic Primary Al Inventory – 884 kt
04/02/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 3rd February: China’s domestic primary aluminium inventory in social warehouses amounted to 884 kt, up by 194 kt during the Chinese New Year Holiday (23rd January~2nd February 2020). This figure represents a growth of 10 kt from the same period last year. On 3rd Feb, primary…
Shanxi Xinfa Cuts Operation on Coal Gas Supply Shortage
04/02/20 | Alumina
My Metal News Shanxi Xinfa Xiaoyi alumina refinery suspended one calcination furnace due to a shortage of coal gas recently, curbing capacity by 600~700 ktpy. The time of resumption is as yet to be determined. Xinfa Xiaoyi refinery has designed alumina capacity of 3.6 mtpy with 3.2 mtpy in operation…
Two Bx Shipments Transported by Jizhong Logistics Arrive at Lianyungang
04/02/20 | Bauxite
Ministry of Commerce Two loads of Guinean bauxite, shipped by Jizhong Energy International Logistics Co. Ltd, have arrived at Lianyungang Port Jiangsu. The bauxite is bound for Kaiman Aluminium under the Jinjiang Group. The first shipment of 170 kt Guinean arrived on 24th January and the second of 200 kt…
China Dec. Bx Imports 8.88 mln t, Aa 406.9 kt
Cnal News China Customs: China imported 8.88 mln t of bauxite in December 2019, up 23% m-o-m and up 23% y-o-y. Australia was the largest bauxite supplier to China with 3.73 mln t. Guinea is in second place with 3.23 mln t exports in December 2019. China imported 406.9 kt…
Jinchuan Resumes Operations 3 Feb.
03/02/20 | Nickel
Futures Market News Gansu Jinchuan, a major electrolytic nickel producer in China is to resume operations on 3rd February 2020. NPI producers in major producing regions including Shandong, Jiangsu, Fujian and Guangdong have all decided to restart no earlier than 9th February 2020, and this includes Xinhai in Shandong and…
