Indonesia Reported to Resume Ban on Bx Exports
10/09/19 | Bauxite
Cnal News 9 September: According to Mr. Pandjaitan, Minister of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia, the Government is now working to accelerate resumption of its ban on bauxite exports. Indonesia first imposed a ban on bauxite exports in 2014. China Customs: China imported 8.31…
GTA Published Forecast Prices
09/09/19 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace GTA (Ganzhou Tungsten Association) published its forecast prices for tungsten products in September 2019. The forecast price for wolframite concentrate (55% WO3) is RMB 73,000/standard t, up 4,500/t on-month, and that for APT is up by RMB 4,500/t on-month to RMB 113,000/t. Prices for tungsten powders (medium…
Yunnan Tin Group to Cut Production
09/09/19 | Tin
Alu News Yunnan Tin Group recently announced the implementation of production cuts, in response to China’s tin industry joint production cut initiative. The plan aims to deal with the industry’s tight supply of raw materials and to achieve sustainable and healthy development within the industry. It is expected that the…
China August Domestic Bx Consumption Decreases by 3%
09/09/19 | Bauxite
China Nonferrous Metals News China’s domestic bauxite consumption was 6.86 mln t in August 2019, down 3% on-month and down 17.6% on-year. China consumed 61.1 mln t of domestic bauxite during the first eight months of the year, a slide of 6.6% compared with the same period of last year.…
China’s Tin Smelters to Cut Production by 20.2 kt
06/09/19 | Tin
Fubao News Chinese tin smelters participating at the 2019 ITRI Asian Tin Conference announced that domestic smelters will reduce refined tin output by 20.2 kt with the aim of ensuring the healthy development of the tin industry. PT Timah (Persero) TBK Indonesia, the world’s leading refined tin supplier, announced that…
Yunnan Al Targets 1.8 mln t of Primary Al Output in 2019
06/09/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Yunnan Aluminium plans to produce 1.8 mln t of primary aluminium in 2019, up 12.5% from 1.6 mln t in 2018. Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd. has seven aluminium smelters with total aluminium capacity of 2.13 mtpy. Two new smelters, Haixin and Yixin, with capacity of 250 ktpy…
Rizhao Port to Unload 8 mln t of Imported Bx in 2019
06/09/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Shandong Rizhao Port unloaded 6 mln t of imported bauxite in the first eight months of 2019. The port has set its 2019 target of unloading imported bauxite at 8 mln t, a sharp increase from 2.4 mln t in 2018. Imported bauxite at Rizhao Port is…
Guangyuan Linfeng Prepares Aa for Al Production
05/09/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Sichuan Guangyuan Linfeng Aluminum is set to build up its alumina stocks over the next few weeks prior to the commencement of primary aluminium production in October. In October 2018, the company shut down 250 ktpy of primary aluminium capacity at its Linzhou smelter, Henan (the old…
Henan Huiyuan to Remain Idle in 2019
05/09/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Henan Huiyuan Aluminium, designed with 800 ktpy alumina capacity, has two 400 ktpy production lines. The company has been running only one production line since the beginning of 2019, but the final operational line was suspended in July due to severe losses – resulting in a complete…
