Guangxi Jingxi Tiangui: 800 ktpy Aa Project
15/08/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News 15th Aug: Jingxi Tiangui Aluminium, with designed alumina capacity of 800 ktpy in the first phase of its alumina project, will begin production in mid-September this year. The company postponed starting production from the end of August to mid-September, due to technical upgrades. According to a company…
CAAM: China’s New Energy Vehicles Production and Sales Fell 6.9% and 4.7%
14/08/19 | EV
Cnal News 12th Aug: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) released data on production and sales for July. China produced 84,000 new energy vehicles, down 37.2% on-month and 6.9% on-year. The sales volume was 80,000, down 47.5% on-month and down 4.7% on-year. The decline in pure electric vehicle was more…
Sierra Leone to Export 1 mln t of Bx to China
14/08/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News 14th Aug: Sierra Mineral Holdings Limited, a major bauxite producer in Sierra Leone has announced plans to export 1 mln t of bauxite to China by 2020. The company, with bauxite capacity of 2 mtpy, has exported bauxite to an alumina refinery in Romania. According to a…
China’s Domestic Bx Consumption Decreases by 3%
14/08/19 | Bauxite
Cnal News China’s domestic bauxite consumption was 54.2 mln t during the first seven months of 2019, a slide of 5% compared with the same period of last year, with 7.07 mln t in July, down 3% on-month and down 12.2% on-year. The data shows that in July consumption of…
July 2019: Refined Tin Output 12.566 kt
13/08/19 | Tin
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 12.566 kt of refined tin in July 2019, down 2.1% on the previous month. The decline in output was mainly attributable to production cuts by several smelters in Yunnan due to a shortage of raw materials, and reduced production in Jiangxi due to…
Huaxing Aluminium: Aa Furnace Upgrades
13/08/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Huaxing Aluminium, with annual capacity of 2 mtpy began upgrading one of its alumina furnaces in July, in order to meet with ultra-low emissions standards. The company has three furnaces with daily output at 3,000 t for one furnace and 1,500 t for the other two. A…
Chalco Shanxi: Imported Bx Usage Reaches 55%
13/08/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Chalco Shanxi, a major alumina refinery in Shanxi began using imported bauxite in July. 55% of all bauxite used by the company is now imported. The company’s monthly bauxite consumption is typically 350 kt, with 300 kt consumed in July. A company source indicated that they imported…
July 2019: NPI Output 50.7 kt Ni
12/08/19 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 50.7 kt Ni in July 2019, up 2.57% on-month and up 49.13% on-year. The year-on-year increase was contributed by large-scale maintenance at smelters; a result of environmental inspections in June-July last year. High grade NPI output in July increased by 3.18% from June…
July 2019: Refined Zinc Output 490.7 kt
12/08/19 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 490.7 kt of refined zinc in July, down 0.64% on-month but up 20.15% on-year, based on SMM’s survey results putting zinc capacity at 6.085 mln t. SMM revised its figure for national zinc output in June to 493.8 kt. Zinc output continued to…
