Domestic Al Supply Rises, Consumption Slows
08/06/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Domestic aluminium supply has been on the rise over the past two weeks in the wake of new capacity at Shanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan gradually coming online according to schedule, in addition to resumption of previously idled capacities and continual inflow of aluminium imports. A surplus…
Dongxing Al: Records Good Performance in May
08/06/20 | Aluminium
Cnal News In May, Dongxing Aluminium smelter’s liquid aluminium output increased by 600 tonnes m-o-m and its production cost per tonne of aluminium dropped by RMB330/t, achieving a turnaround with positive margins for the month. Dongxing Longxi Aluminium smelter sold all of the liquid aluminium produced in May, with a…
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…
