CRCC and NFC: Bx and Infrastructure Project with ERG
02/01/20 | Bauxite
Ministry of Commerce The 19th Railway Construction Bureau under the CRCC (China Railway Construction Corporation) and NFC (China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.) signed an agreement regarding development of a bauxite mine and infrastructure project with ERG (Eurasian Resources Group) for its bauxite project in Guinea. The contract…
Yunnan Shenhuo: 150 ktpy Primary Al Project Operational
02/01/20 | Aluminium
SMM News 31st December: Phase I of Yunnan Shenhuo’s 150 ktpy 900 ktpy hydropower and primary aluminium project has formally come online. With a total investment of RMB6.5 bln and designed with 900 ktpy capacity, the project will be carried out in two phases and is scheduled for completion by…
Lianyungang Port: 3.8 mln t of Bx Imports in 2019
02/01/20 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News 31st December 2019: A total of 3.8 mln t of bauxite was imported via Lianyungang Port in 2019, surging by 280% y-o-y from 2018. Boosted by strong demand from Henan refineries, total bauxite imports through the port are expected to increase to 5 mln t in 2020.…
CRRC Qishuyan and SMB: Locomotive Supply Contract
02/01/20 | Bauxite
Ministry of Commerce 25th December 2019: CRRC Qishuyan, a rail locomotive, engine and cart producer, and Guinean SMB signed a contract for supply of 14 x 4,400 HP AC transmission diesel locomotives for the Dapilon-Santou railway in Guinea. CRRC Qishuyan will begin delivering diesel locomotives to SMB in early 2020.…
Guangxi Xinfa Suspends Aa Line
31/12/19 | 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 three months, but suspended one line for overhaul in mid-December- meaning four lines are now operational. The company…
Huanghua Port: 5 mln t of Bx Imports in 2019
31/12/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News As of 30th December, a total of 5 mln t of bauxite had been imported via Huanghua Port Hebei, surging by 66.7% y-o-y from 3 mln t in 2018. According to an internal source, bauxite shipments arriving at Huanghua Port were mainly for the use of Shandong…
Yunnan Heqing Yixin: 208 ktpy Primary Al Project
31/12/19 | Aluminium
Alu News Heqing Yixin Aluminum Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yunnan Aluminum Corporation, plans to develop an integrated green hydropower-aluminum project at Xinghe Industrial Park, Xiyi Town, Heqing County, in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. Backed by total investments of RMB1.34 bln, the project has been designed with primary aluminium…
Metro Mining Meets Annual Target
31/12/19 | Bauxite
Cnal News Metro Mining produced 1.2 mln t (WMT) of bauxite in Q4 2019, increasing its total annual output to 3.5 mln t (WMT) and exceeding the annual target set earlier at 3.3~3.5 mln t (WMT). Metro Mining began operations in April 2018 and has been gradually ramping up its…
Domestic W Market Stable
30/12/19 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic tungsten concentrate prices held firm this week, leveraging downstream tungsten prices higher. Shrinking spot supply on low operational rates at mines in conjunction with relatively low prices previously drove tungsten concentrate prices up this week. At present, wolframite (65% grade) mainstream quotations are at RMB88,000~89,000/standard t;…
