Chalco Joins Lianyungang Port in 4mtpy Aa Project
09/10/19 | Alumina
Mymetal News 30 September: The local government of Ganyu District Lianyungang City, Lianyungang Port Holding Group and Chalco signed a letter of intent regarding the development of a 4mtpy alumina project in the Ganyu District. Backed by a total of RMB11 bln investment, the three parties will jointly develop the…
Jinchuan WP/RKA NPI Project 2nd Production Line Operational
08/10/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 29th September: The 2nd production line of Jinchuan’s WP/RKA NPI project in Indonesia came online and has produced its first batch of NPI. Jinchuan’s WP/RKA NPI project has four NPI production lines. The 3rd and 4th lines came online in July and May, while the 1st…
Domestic W Prices Rebound
08/10/19 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic supply of tungsten concentrates was tight in the week leading up to the National Day holiday period (1~7 October), buoying prices up to RMB90,000/t. At present, wolframite (65% WO3) mainstream quotations are at RMB89,000~91,000/standard t; scheelite (65% WO3) is at RMB 88,000~89,000/standard t and tungsten concentrates…
China’s August Bx Imports: 9.04 mln t
08/10/19 | Bauxite
Cnal News China Customs: China’s August bauxite imports dropped slightly by 6% on-month to 9.04 mln t, but still showed an increase of 14% on-year. Accumulated bauxite imports during the first eight months of 2019 totaled 75.06 mln t, a sharp increase of 30% from the same period last year.…
Prices of W Raw Materials Soar
27/09/19 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace With tightening supply, tungsten concentrate suppliers are holding firm, awaiting further price increases. At present, wolframite (65% WO3) mainstream quotations have climbed to RMB87,000~89,000/standard t; scheelite (65% WO3) is at RMB 86,000~88,000/standard t and tungsten concentrates (50~55% grade) at RMB 83,000~85,000/standard t. Domestic concentrate prices have soared…
Yuanhao Al to Come on Line in Q1 2020
27/09/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guizhou Yuanhao Aluminium, located at Yingyi County, Guizhou and backed by total investment of 2.5 bln, is designed with total aluminium capacity of 330 ktpy (100 ktpy in Phase I). Backed by RMB1 bln investment, the company is planning to bring Phase I, 100 ktpy of primary…
Promising Future for Al Industry Development in Guangxi
27/09/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Guangxi has bauxite resource reserves 490 mln t, accounting for 48.7% of the national total. With increasing bauxite consumption and problems of ore depletion in Shanxi and Henan, Guangxi, has become a good source of high grade bauxite, with mine life exceeding 15 years. Guangxi’s bauxite mines are…
Emission Upgrades for Heung Kong Wanji
27/09/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Heung Kong Wanji, designed with 1.4 mtpy alumina capacity, suspended one 600 ktpy alumina production line last weekend to carry out ultra-low emission upgrades. The company has two 400 ktpy and one 600 ktpy alumina production lines. According to an inside source, the company is…
Luliang Emission Control to Curb Aa 120 kt and Al 1.5 kt
26/09/19 | Alumina
Cnal News Mandatory emission reduction measures implemented in Luliang City will involve 10 local alumina refineries and one primary aluminium smelter. The ten refineries have total completed capacity of 14.95 mtpy (accounting for 57.83% of the Shanxi total and 17.35% of the national total). Of the total completed capacity, 11.55…
