Yunnan Shenhuo Starts Phase II 150 ktpy Primary Al Project
08/06/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Phase II of Yunnan Shenhuo’s 150 ktpy primary aluminium project formally came online on 1st June and is set to reach full operation in a month’s time. Yunnan Shenhuo, designed with total 450 ktpy capacity, brought phase I (150 ktpy) online in February 2020, reaching full operation…
China Produces 474.1 kt of Refined Zn in May
05/06/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 474.1 kt of refined zinc in May, down 1.14% m-o-m and down 1.26% y-o-y. Mainstream PC charges for domestic zinc concentrates dropped to 5,000~5,200/t (in metal) and PC charges for imported zinc concentrates dropped to USD140~160/t (dry). Rapidly falling PC charges have dented…
Heung Kong Wanji Al to Resume Full Capacity Operation
05/06/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metals News Heung Kong Wanji, (Henan), designed with 550 ktpy primary aluminium capacity, resumed 60 ktpy primary aluminum capacity in late May and is set to reach full capacity operation by end-June. The company has suspended 10% of its total primary aluminum capacity since November 2019 due to the…
Elite Mining Guinea to Start Bx Mining Nov. 2020
05/06/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News Elite Mining Guinea, a new bauxite miner in Guinea designed with 10 mtpy mining capacity is set to commence operations in November 2020. The company has set a target of 1 mln t of bauxite output for 2020 with 500 kt per month in November and December respectively.…
Domestic W Prices Edge Down Slightly
04/06/20 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic tungsten prices slid slightly in the wake of limited high-level quotes and reduced restocking interests from downstream buyers, despite tungsten concentrate holders’ willingness to sell. Mainstream wolframite prices are RMB82,000~83,000/t (65% WO3), scheelite prices are RMB81,000~82,000/t (65% WO3) and tungsten concentrate prices at RMB78,000~81,000/t. Mainstream quotations…
Lanzhou Al Cuts Carbon Anode Production
04/06/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Lanzhou Aluminium is set to cut its prebake anode production to 14 kt in June, down from 17 kt in May. The company has two calcination furnaces, capable of producing 200 kt of prebake anode per annum. It produced 80 kt of prebake anode in the year…
Wenshan Al: First Batch of Primary Al Output
04/06/20 | Aluminium
Wenshan Local News 3rd June: Yunnan Wenshan Aluminum formally brought Phase I of its 500 ktpy hydro-power and aluminium project online in mid-May 2020 and the first batch of aluminium ingot has been produced. This marks the formal establishment of Wenshan Aluminium’s integrated ‘bauxite-alumina-aluminium-aluminium processing’ industrial chain. The project utilizes…
Guangxi Baise Mining to Resume 35 ktpy Primary Al Capacity
04/06/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guangxi Baise Mining Group has five primary aluminium smelters designed with a total of 1.3 mtpy capacity, of which 770 ktpy is presently operational. The company began carrying out maintenance at three smelters last month, involving a total of 35 ktpy capacity and reducing daily output buy…
IM Dawudian Graphite Industrial Park Begins Construction
03/06/20 | Graphite
China Mining News 30th May: The construction of Dawudian graphite industrial park in Wulatezhong Banner IM has formally begun. Backed by RMB4.5 bln investment from Fengyu Alkene and Carbon Industry Group the project comprises graphite, anode materials and high-end graphene materials of 100 ktpy. The Dawudian graphite deposit is one…
