State Council: 1,000 Unsafe Non-Coal Mines to Be Shut Down in 2019
06/05/19 | Bauxite
State Government The Security Committee of the State Council issued its ‘Notice to Shut Down Unsafe Non-Coal Mines.’ The Notice stipulates that local governments are to shut down non-coal mines which have unsafe operating conditions according to law, with an aim to prevent major safety risks. In 2019, China is…
Yunnan Qiya Hydro-power-Al Project Begins Construction
05/05/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 29th April: Construction of Yunnan Qiya’s hydro-power-primary aluminium project at the Xinghe Industrial Park Heqing, Yunnan Province has begun. It is an integrated project designed with 350 ktpy of primary aluminium and 400 ktpy of carbon anode capacity. Read More
Domestic Al Industry Faces Significant Structural Changes
29/04/19 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News In a recent speech to the press, Mr. Wen Xianjun, Deputy Chief of the CNIA said that the domestic aluminium industry is facing significant structural changes in its development. Firstly, there has been fundamental change in aluminium demand, with a period of continuous rapid demand growth…
China Imports 9.03 mln t of Bx in March 2019
29/04/19 | Bauxite
Fubao News China imported 9.03 mln t of bauxite in March 2019, up 1.6% on-month and up 24.2% on-year. Guinea remained the largest bauxite supplier to China in March, with total exports of 4.65 mln t, up 4.5% on-month; followed by Australia 2.65 mln t and Indonesia 1.15 mln t,…
TBEA to Invest USD 1.15 bln on Hydropower in Guinea
29/04/19 | Bauxite
Finance News 29th April: TBEA (Tebian Electric Apparatus) announced that the company’s controlling subsidiary, TBEA Shenyang Transformer Group Co., Ltd., will invest a total of USD 1.15 bln in the construction of the Amalia Hydropower Station in Guinea with its investment in Amalia Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. Located downstream of…
1.54 mtpy of Primary Al to Resume in the Short-term
26/04/19 | Aluminium
Alu News As of 15th March, Weiqiao has resumed 200 ktpy primary aluminium capacity that was shut down during the winter production curb period (15th November 2018~15th March 2019). The remaining 500 ktpy capacity is to be restarted gradually from end-April. China’s domestic primary aluminium capacity increased by approximately 700…
China Imports 13.06 kt of Tin Ore/Concentrates in March
26/04/19 | Tin
Alu News China Customs: China imported 13.06 kt of tin ore and concentrates in March, 12.06 kt of which was from Burma with 3.1 kt of tin in metal, up 244% on-month and up 55% on-year. China imported 11.1 kt of tin ore and concentrates (in tin metal) from Burma…
Global Bx Capacity to Lift by 23.82 mtpy in 2019
25/04/19 | Bauxite
Fubao News Thanks to new bauxite projects gradually coming online in Guinea, India and other regions across the world, global bauxite capacity is expected to increase by 23.82 mtpy in total, indicating ample supply for 2019. In China, domestic capacities of both alumina and primary aluminium are unlikely to grow…
MEE: Non-compliant New Capacity in Shandong
24/04/19 | Aluminium
Alu News The Ministry of Ecology and Environment criticized provincial officials in Shandong for failing to comply with policies aimed to reduce coal consumption and curb aluminium production growth. The MEE claimed that Shandong faces a severe problem of rapid new capacity growth in industries that are already in excess,…
