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…
Xinhengfeng Begins Phase II of 250 ktpy Al Project
21/10/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Xinhengfeng primary aluminium smelter, a subordinate of Dongfang East Hope, was designed with 500 ktpy of aluminium capacity comprising 260 sets of 600 kA cells. The company has been operating its Phase I – (250 ktpy) since the beginning of 2019, producing 180 kt of alumina during…
Domestic W Market Stable
18/10/19 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic tungsten concentrate prices remained stable this week, however downstream APT and carbide smelters were reluctant to take high-level quotations, resulting in sparse transactions during the week. At present, wolframite (65% WO3) mainstream quotations are stable at RMB 96,000~98,000/standard t; scheelite (65% WO3) is at RMB 95,000~97,000/standard…
