Henan Huiyuan Uses Imported Bx
Asian Metal News Henan Huiyuan Aluminium, designed with 800 ktpy alumina capacity, has two 400 ktpy production lines. The company shut down all capacity at the beginning of August due to a sluggish market. The company has been working on HT/LT conversions on one of its production lines, which is…
Guangxi Huasheng to Begin Aa Production in Q2 2020
26/09/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guangxi Huasheng, designed with alumina capacity of 4 mtpy, is a new alumina refinery under the Chalco Group, located at Fangchenggang Port, Guangxi. Phase I of the project, designed with 2 mtpy capacity, comprises two alumina production lines of 1 mtpy each, which began construction in October…
Shanxi Huaxing Suspends 500 ktpy Aa Production Line
26/09/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Shanxi Huaxing Aluminium designed with 2 mtpy alumina capacity, comprises two alumina production lines of 500 ktpy each and a 1 mtpy production line. Huaxing suspended operations of one 500 ktpy production line last weekend. Prior to the suspension, total operational capacity at the refinery was 1.5…
Luliang City: Heavy Air Pollution
Fubao News The City of Luliang, Shanxi issued a level II (Orange) warning of heavy pollution going forward. According to the notice, industrial producers are required to take measures to cut industrial emissions from September 25 to October 2. Related regulations applicable to the aluminum industry include: Alumina: -) Clinker…
IM Smelter Accident Suspends 250 ktpy Al Capacity
25/09/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: An accident caused by a short circuit occurred at the aluminium production lines of an IM smelter early on 24 September. The accident damaged the electrolytic cell bus of two cells, curbing primary aluminium capacity by 250 ktpy. Additionally, part of the company’s primary aluminium…
Domestic W Prices Continue to Climb
25/09/19 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic tungsten concentrate prices continued to climb, lifting to over RMB80,000/standard t boosted by producers’ strong will to prop prices and Fanya’s APT auction closing last week – at a much higher level than market expectations. At present, wolframite (65% WO3) mainstream quotations are at RMB81,000~82,000/standard t;…
China August Imports: Bx 9.04 mln t, Aa 120 kt
Alu News China imported 9.04 mln t of bauxite in August 2019, down 6.41% m-o-m but up 14.56% y-o-y. China’s August imports from Guinea were 3.64 mln t, down 19.86% m-o-m, Australia 3.63 mln t, up 7.92% m-o-m, and Indonesia 1.13 mln t, down 13.73% m-o-m. Guinea, Australian and Indonesia…
Stringent Environmental Controls for the Yellow River Basin
Cnal News 18 September: President Xi Jinping hosted a conference on ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Zhengzhou, Henan. At the conference, environmental principles of prioritizing ecological and green develop were reiterated. Antaike analysts believe discussions at the conference signal more stringent environmental controls for…
East Hope Jinzhong Resumes 1.2 mtpy Aa Capacity
24/09/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News East Hope Jinzhong Aluminium Co. Ltd. has designed alumina capacity of 3.2 mtpy, comprising three production lines – two 1 mtpy lines and one 1.2 mtpy line. Production on the 1.2 mtpy line was suspended in mid-July due to weak alumina prices (under RMB 2,500/t), a level…
