Henan Kaiman Stops Using Imported Bx
Asian Metal News 22 January: Henan Kaiman, designed with 2.2 mtpy alumina capacity stopped using imported bauxite early January 2020. According to an inside source, Kaiman presently has five alumina production lines, four are reliant on domestic bauxite. The company started using imported bauxite (gibbsite) after completing the HT/LT conversion…
Domestic W Market Flat
22/01/20 | Tungsten
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Transactions have been stagnant on the domestic tungsten market. Tungsten concentrate prices were firm in the wake of shrinking supply on mine suspensions before the holiday. On the other hand, miners are not keen to sell at the current price of RMB88,000/t, in comparison to the…
China’s Ni Laterite Imports of 4.32 mln t in December
22/01/20 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China imported 4.32 mln t of nickel laterite in December 2019. Of this figure imports from Indonesia were 2.47 mln t, down 26% m-o-m but up 101% y-o-y. China’s nickel laterite imports from Indonesia have been rising rapidly, with the monthly amount climbing by 100%…
Domestic Al Inventory Increases by 21 kt
22/01/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 20th January: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses increased by 21 kt from last Thursday to 651 kt, including 102 kt in Shanghai, 213 kt in Wuxi, 72 kt in Hangzhou, 50 kt in Gongyi, 139 kt in Nanhai, 58 kt in Tianjin,…
NBS: 2019 Domestic Aa Output of 72.47 mln t
22/01/20 | Alumina
Cnal News NBS: China produced 5.92 mln t of alumina in December 2019, down 5.1% y-o-y, with total 2019 annual output amounting to 72.47 mln t down 1% y-o-y. China’s refined zinc output was 607 kt in December 2019, up 19.5% y-o-y, with total 2019 annual output of 6.24 mln…
Rizhao Port Receives 1st Aa Shipment from Australia
22/01/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Rizhao Port will take delivery of its first imported alumina shipment of 36 kt from Australia this week. According to an internal source, Rizhao port currently has five berths, each capable of loading/unloading 8 kt of imported alumina per day. It has been reported that China’s alumina…
Guangxi Xinfa Restarts One Aa Line
22/01/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guangxi Xinfa has designed alumina capacity of 3 mtpy, comprising six alumina production lines of 500 ktpy capacity each. The company has been running five lines over the past few months and further suspended one additional line for overhaul in mid-December. The company is looking to restart…
Chalco Huarun to Restart 250 ktpy Primary Al Capacity in 2020
22/01/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Chalco Huarun is set to restart 250 ktpy of primary aluminium capacity which is currently under suspension and will achieve full capacity operation (500 ktpy) within 2020. Chalco Huarun came online in Q3 2018 and is currently running at 250 ktpy, half of its designed capacity due…
MIIT: Continues Efforts in Capacity Cuts of Steel, Al, and Cement
21/01/20 | Aluminium
Cnal News 20th January: Miao Wei, Minister of MIIT, said that in 2020, relevant authorities will continue to consolidate capacity reduction of steel, primary aluminum, cement, flat glass and coal, and continue to clear ‘Zombie’ producers – that is, producers with obsolete capacity who have been mired in long-term loss.…
