Baise Mining Group Reduces 2019 Output Target to 700 kt
23/10/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guangxi Baise Mining Group has reduced its 2019 output target to 700 kt, down by 200 kt from the original level of 900 kt. Designed with 1.3 mtpy primary aluminium capacity, the company has five primary aluminium smelters which had 600 ktpy capacity in operation at the…
Zhongwang Xintai Al in Full Operation
23/10/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Zhongwang Xintai Aluminium, designed with 460 ktpy aluminium capacity comprising 336 sets of 500 kA cells, has come fully online since mid-October. The company produced 32 kt of primary aluminium in September; its October output is expected at 35 kt, with November at 38 kt, showing a…
Nanping Al Lists 75 ktpy Al for Capacity Replacement
23/10/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 22 October: Fujian Nanping Aluminium’s 75 ktpy primary aluminium capacity quota has been listed for sale at RMB277.5mln on the platform of Fujian Property Rights Trading Center. Located in Nanping City Fujian and with designed capacity of 75 ktpy, Nanping Aluminium came online in 2004. The company completely…
Luliang: 2019 Ad-Hoc Emission Reduction Measures for Heavy Pollution
Cnal News The local government of Luliang, Shanxi recently published ad-hoc emission reduction measures for heavy air pollution periods in 2019. Among the measures, mandatory emission reductions for aluminum industry include: Alumina: -) Clinker and calcination processing to cut operations by 50%, by production lines -) Raw material transport (including…
Shandong Weiqiao to Relocate Al Equipment to Yunnan Project
23/10/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 15th October: Weiqiao Group and the Yunnan Government signed a cooperative agreement on the construction of a green hydro-aluminum Industrial Park, and decided to settle the project in Yanshan County, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan. With an aim of reducing overall investment costs, Weiqiao Group is set to disassemble some…
Fugu Jingfu Starts Mg Production
23/10/19 | Magnesium
Asian Metal News Fugu Jingfu Coal Chemicals started producing primary magnesium ingots (99.95% min) in mid-September 2019. The average daily output of the company is 28 t of primary magnesium (99.9%), 22 t of low calcium and low sodium magnesium and 60 t of primary magnesium (99.95% min). Mainstream primary…
Henan Yixiang Suspends Aa Calcination Process
23/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Henan Yixiang refinery has decided to suspend one alumina calcination furnace and begin an environmental upgrade by end-October, which is scheduled to take a month to complete. Consequently, Yixiang will have no alumina output in November. The company produced 45 kt of alumina in October and holds…
Overhaul for Yunnan Tin Group
21/10/19 | Tin
Alu News In order to ensure smooth operation, the smelting branch of Yunnan Tin Industry Co., Ltd. has decided to suspend its tin production lines for maintenance. The overhaul is scheduled to be completed in no more than 50 days, beginning on 21st October. The company’s 2019 annual output is…
Guizhou Qiya Resumes LT Aa Production
21/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guizhou Qiya has two HT alumina productions lines, each with 500 ktpy capacity and one new LT alumina production line with 200 ktpy capacity, completed in June 2019 for use with imported bauxite. The company suspended LT alumina production in late September, but plans to restart in…
