China Imports 5.99 mln t of Ni Laterite in November
26/12/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China imported 5.99 mln t of nickel laterite in November 2019, down 858.9 kt or 12.5% m-o-m but up 84.1% y-o-y. Of the total, 3.34 mln t was imported from Indonesia, down 7.4% m-o-m, and up 178.37% y-o-y. China’s monthly nickel laterite imports from…
China November Aa Import at 210 kt
26/12/19 | Alumina
China Nonferrous Metals News China Customs: China imported 210 kt of alumina in November 2019, with 1.24 mln t of accumulated alumina imports during the first eleven months of 2019. China exported 10,739 t of alumina in November 2019, down nearly 100% y-o-y and total alumina exports were 238.112…
Baise Mining Seeks Aa for Production of High Purity Al
Asian Metal News Baise Mining Group currently is looking for high-grade alumina supply for production of high purity aluminium which is widely used in the aviation and electronic industry. According to an inside source, alumina produced locally in Guangxi is high in zinc and gallium content (100 ppm),…
Henan Jiaozuo: Severe Air Pollution Red Alert
Cnal News 24th December: Jiaozuo Wanfang raised its severe air pollution level from ‘Orange’ (Level II) to ‘Red’ (Level I) at 6 PM on 23rd December, with a date of alert alleviation and cancelation yet to be determined. During the red alert period, industry producers must implement emission…
Indonesian’s 2020 NPI Output to Rise to 530 kt
24/12/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Despite several NPI development projects underway in Indonesia, most lack a clear commencement date. Indonesian’s NPI output growth in 2020 is expected to come from Indonesian Tsingshan and Virtue Dragon (Delong). Indonesia’s NPI output is expected to increase to 530 kt (in Ni metal) in…
Domestic Al Inventory Declines by 7 kt
24/12/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 23rd December: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses dropped by 7 kt from last Thursday to 597 mln t, including 115 kt in Shanghai, 191 kt in Wuxi, 56 kt in Hangzhou, 33 kt in Gongyi, 129 kt in Nanhai, 54 kt in Tianjin,…
Dongxing Al Targets 1.55 mln t Output in 2020
24/12/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Gansu Dongxing Aluminium Co. Ltd, designed with 1.7 mtpy aluminium capacity, is set to reach 1.55 mln t of output in 2019, down by 4.9% y-o-y from 1.62 mln t in 2018. The company is currently running at 1.6 mtpy capacity. Gansu Dongxing Aluminium owns a 1.65…
Chalco Shandong: RMB600 mln Profits Jan.~Nov.
24/12/19 | Alumina
China Nonferrous Metals News As of end-November, Chalco Shandong had made total profits of more than RMB600 and fully accomplished the production target set by the Chalco Group. Chalco Shandong has been committed to industrial upgrades and competence enhancement during 2019 by improving the share of CGA (chemical grade…
2020 Import Tariffs on Aa and NPI Unchanged
Alu New According to China’s ‘2020 Regulations on Tariffs of Imports/Exports’, China’s annual MFN (most favored nation) import tariff rates and provisional import tariff rates on alumina and NPI will remain unchanged from 2019. Starting 1st January 2020, a 5% MFN tariff and 0% provisional tariff rate will be levied…
