China Produces 544.8 kt of Primary Mg
16/10/19 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News CNIA: China produced 544.8 kt of primary magnesium during the first eight months of 2019, up 10.6% on-year. Of this figure, primary magnesium output was 330.6 kt in Shaanxi, up 16.87%; Shanxi 79.8 kt, up 29.04% and Ningxia 29.7 kt, down 43.79% on-year. Domestic primary magnesium…
Nanshan’s 1mtpy Aa Indonesian JV to Come Online by end-2020
16/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Nanshan Group is set to bring its 1 mtpy alumina JV project (Phase I) in Indonesia online by end-2020. Located in Bintan Indonesia and with total investment of USD 5 bln, the JV project is jointly owned by Nanshan Group (70% stake) and PT. Sanmas Mekar Abadi…
Jingxi Tiangui: 1st Batch of Aa on Market end-Oct
16/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guangxi Jingxi Tiangui, designed with alumina capacity of 800 ktpy is set to produce its first batch of alumina on 25th October. Backed by total investment of RMB 2 bln, project construction was completed in May with trial operations successful in July 2019. The company will use…
SMM: China September NPI Output at 52.7 kt
15/10/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 52.7kt of NPI (in Ni metal) in September down 0.79% m-o-m but up 27.59% y-o-y. Relatively high profit saw the majority of domestic NPI smelters operating normally during the month. During the National Day holiday period, restrictions of electricity supply in IM contracted local…
SPIC Shanxi Resumes 500 ktpy Aa Production Line
15/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News SPIC Shanxi refinery, with designed alumina capacity of 3 mtpy across six production lines, suspended operation of one 500 ktpy production line (HT) in September due to continued pressure from low prices. The production line was restarted in early October after maintenance. The company produced 200 kt…
Domestic Bx Supply Remains Tight
15/10/19 | Bauxite
Alu News Aladdiny: Domestic bauxite supply remains tight after the National Day Holiday (1~7 October). In Shanxi, bauxite supply contracted further, with prices climbing by RMB 20/t m-o-m, driven by resumption plans of Jiaokou Xinfa and Jinzhong East Hope. At present local bauxite prices are RMB 475~505/t delivered without tax…
Chalco Postpones Guinean Boffa Bx Project
15/10/19 | Bauxite
Cnal News 10th October: Speaking at the China Mining Conference in Tianjin, Mr. Wang Dongbo, Deputy Chief of the Mineral Resources Department of Chalco revealed that Chalco has postponed commencement of its Boffa bauxite project in Guinea until Q1 2020. Designed with bauxite mining capacity of 12 mtpy, the project…
Tianyuan Chemical Resumes Aa Productions
14/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Xiaoyi Tianyuan Chemical, with alumina capacity of 400 ktpy, halted operations due to a production line failure in September, reducing its monthly output to 20 kt. The company completed maintenance on the production line and resumed normal operation immediately last week. Its October alumina output is expected…
Henan Yixiang Resumes Aa Operations
14/10/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Henan Yixiang refinery restarted its 600 ktpy alumina production line last week after one week of regular maintenance. Henan Yixiang refinery, designed with 700 ktpy alumina capacity, has a 100 ktpy and a 600 ktpy production line. Only the 600 ktpy production line has been operational in…
