Beihai Chengde Settles Ni Laterite Deal with the Philippines CNC
11/11/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Guangxi Beihai Chengde and Carrascal Nickel Corporation of the Philippines (CNC) signed an agreement for nickel laterite procurement in 2020. By this move Beihai Chengde has been able to secure stable supply from the Philippines. Beihai Chengde, a stainless steel producer with 3 mtpy capacity, chiefly…
Henan Yixiang: Aa Calcination Furnace Overhaul
11/11/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Henan Yixiang refinery, designed with 700 ktpy of alumina capacity, has decided to overhaul one alumina calcination furnace from mid-November. According to an inside source, the company is currently working on existing orders and plans to suspend the calcination furnace on 15th November for four weeks’ scheduled…
Henan Zhongmei Shuts Down Aa Calcination Furnace
11/11/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Henan Zhongmei Alumina refinery, designed with 400 ktpy alumina capacity, suspended its 1,350 t/day alumina calcination furnace at the beginning of November in response to environmental requirements during the designated severe air pollution period. A restart date has yet to be decided. The company has two 200…
Large Commodity Deals for Chalco and SPIC
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News At the second China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Chalco and its member companies signed commodity purchase agreements worth RMB 19 bln with 14 international suppliers for copper concentrates, bauxite and coal -all raw materials needed for Chalco’s production of copper ingot, alumina and primary aluminium.…
Kebo Energy to Develop Bx Project in Guinea
11/11/19 | Bauxite
Ministry of Commerce The Ministry of Mines and Geology of Guinea has reviewed and approved the feasibility study report for a bauxite mining project for Kebo Energy. Kebo Energy has been granted a prospecting certificate for bauxite deposits located across the borders of Gaoual, Telimele and Boke Prefectures in Boke…
Qinghai Baihe to Resume 40 ktpy Primary Al
08/11/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Qinghai Baihe Aluminium, designed with 500 ktpy primary aluminium capacity is set to resume 400 ktpy capacity within a month. According to an inside source, the company will resume 40 ktpy primary aluminium capacity involving 46 sets of 330kA electrolytic cells mid-November and the restart will take…
Domestic Al Inventory Declines by 17 kt
08/11/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 7th November: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses dropped by 17 kt from last Thursday to 853 kt. The figure includes 145 kt in Shanghai, 231 kt in Wuxi, 55 kt in Hangzhou, 58 kt in Gongyi, 279 kt in Nanhai, 53 kt…
SMM: 3.01 mln t Primary Al Output Expected in October
08/11/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News As of end-September, China’s annual operational capacity of primary aluminium was 35.05 mtpy, with 5.25 mtpy under suspension or idle and an overall operational rate of 87%. In the wake of improved aluminium prices during October, several smelters in Gansu and Qinghai began to resume production…
Xinjiang Xinfa Resumes 500 ktpy Al Capacity
08/11/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Xinjiang Xinfa smelter shutdown 500 ktpy of primary aluminium capacity after a liquid aluminum spill in August 2019. The company is now set to restart this capacity on 15th November before ramping up to full capacity operation by end-December. Xinjiang Xinfa has 1.9 mtpy completed primary aluminium capacity…
