Shandong: Energy Saving Supervision of Five Key Industries
01/06/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 28th May: Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong issued “Notice on Energy Conservation Supervision of Key Industries“. The notice provides details about supervision of the implementation of energy consumption quota standards in five key industries during 2019. Industries included are steel, cement, primary aluminum,…
China Exports 38.23 kt of Mg Products in April
29/05/20 | Magnesium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China exported 38.23 kt of primary magnesium and magnesium products in April 2020, down 38.89% m-o-m while up by 0.92% y-o-y. Of these, primary magnesium (ingots) exports were 21.89 kt in April, down 44% m-o-m but up 3.54% y-o-y. Exports of magnesium ingot and magnesium products…
SMM: Domestic Primary Al Inventory Drops
29/05/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 28th May 2020: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses dropped by 86 kt from last Thursday to 893 kt, including 123 kt in Shanghai, 354 kt in Wuxi, 108 kt in Hangzhou, 51 kt in Gongyi, 180 kt in Nanhai, 58 kt in…
Henan: Provincial Emission Standards for Al Industry Pollutants
29/05/20 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News 19th May 2020: The Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Henan published ‘Emission Standards of Aluminum Industry Pollutants’ (DB41/1952-2020). Henan will apply a more stringent industry standard than the National Standard from 1 June 2020. The standard will come to effect on 1 June 2020 for…
Guangxi Jingxi Tianyang: 249 mln t of Prospective Bx Resources
29/05/20 | Bauxite
Alu News A geological exploration report of sedimentary bauxite resources in Jingxi Tianyang has passed expert assessment organized by the Guangxi Natural Resources Bureau. The report shows two sedimentary bauxite deposits with five target exploration spots. Total long-term prospective bauxite resources in Tianyang Jingxi are estimated at 249 mln t.…
Zhenjiang Shipyard Group Delivers 11 Vessels to China COSCO
28/05/20 | Bauxite
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Group has delivered two push boats (3,600 HP) to China COSCO Shipping Group, marking the full delivery of 11 working vessels to China COSCO. COSCO will use these vessels for bauxite transports of its Guinea project. Source
Baotou Al to Start Construction on Al Project Phase III in Q3
28/05/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Baotou Aluminium is set to start construction of Phase III of its primary aluminium project (500 ktpy) in Q3 2020. The company’s two aluminium smelters of 550 ktpy and 800 ktpy capacity are currently running at full capacity. The company will start construction of its phase III…
Liaoning Bayuquan Port: 900 kt of Aa Imports in H1 2020
28/05/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Liaoning Bayuquan Port expects to handle 900 kt of alumina imports in H1 2020, a spike from 150 kt for the whole year of 2019. According to an inside source, the company has unloaded 700 kt of imported alumina in the year to date and five to…
Improved Profit Margins for Domestic Al Smelters
28/05/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News As of 26th May, SMM data shows domestic primary aluminum smelters having full averaged production costs of RMB12,472/t, seeing profit margins increase to RMB888.4/t – thanks to rising spot aluminium prices and declining raw material costs. Domestic aluminium smelters now have positive margins, reversing losses of…
