Domestic Ni Prices Continue to Fall
16/12/19 | Nickel
China Nonferrous Metals News Domestic nickel prices continue to fall in December, with increased nickel laterite stocks at smelters and ample NPI supply in the short term. Nickel prices and transactions have been in decline as a result of weak demand, in conjunction with well-stocked downstream stainless steel producers.…
Al Supply Short 590 kt in 2019
16/12/19 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News CNIA: China produced 29.24 mln t of primary aluminium during the first ten months of 2019, up 0.74% y-o-y. Mr. Wen Xianjun, Chief of CNIA forecasts domestic primary aluminium output to drop by 1.6% y-o-y to 36 mln t and domestic alumina output is projected…
Wenshan Al to Bring Al Project Online in Q2 2020
Asian Metal News Yunnan Wenshan Al is set to bring the 150 ktpy phase I of its aluminium project online in late March or early April 2020. Backed by total investment of RMB 4.2 bln and designed with 500 ktpy capacity, project construction began in March 2019 and…
Domestic Al Inventory Continue to Fall
13/12/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 12th December: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses dropped by 57 kt from last Thursday to 648 kt, including 121 kt in Shanghai, 207 kt in Wuxi, 53 kt in Hangzhou, 36 kt in Gongyi, 155 kt in Nanhai, 52 kt in Tianjin,…
IM Mengtai: 250 kt of Primary Al in 2019
13/12/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News IM Mengtai aluminium smelter, designed with primary aluminium capacity of 450 ktpy, is set to produce 250 kt of primary aluminium in 2019. Mengtai restarted idled capacity in September and gradually ramped up to full operation in October. Prior to that the smelter was operating at only…
SMM: Domestic November Tin Output at 7,520 t
12/12/19 | Tin
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 7,520 t of refined tin in November, down 24.6% m-o-m. The decline can be mainly attributed to overhauls at Yunnan Tin Group, ad-hoc maintenance at other smelters and suspensions at some smelters in Yunnan and Jiangxi during November. China produced 129.65…
XTC Jinlu: Largest W Production Base in China
12/12/19 | Tungsten
Tengxun News 6th December: Xiamen Tungsten (XTC) formally launched its Xiamen Jinlu Cemented Carbide Project in Dongfu Street, Haicang District, Xiamen. Xiamen Jinlu has relocated its powder production lines, mixture production lines, mining alloy production lines and bar production lines to the new site and expanded capacity to 15…
Guangxi Xinxiang’s 1 mtpy Aa Project to Come online in Q4 2020
12/12/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guangxi Longzhou Xinxiang Ecological Co. Ltd., a subordinate of Jinjiang Group, started construction of a 1 mtpy alumina project (Phase I) in early November and is set to bring the project on line in Q4 2020. According to an inside source, Xinxiang is designed with 2 mtpy…
Shanxi Fusheng: Aa Output Grows
12/12/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Shanxi Fusheng Alumina refinery, designed with 1 mtpy alumina capacity is set to produce 900 kt of alumina this year, up by 12.5% y-o-y from 800 kt in 2018. Fusheng undertook technology upgrades on its alumina production lines in Q2 2019, expanding its annual capacity to 1…
