China Imports 460.6 kt of Zn Concentrates in April
27/05/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 460.6 kt (actual tonnes) of zinc concentrates in April, an increase of 153.6 kt from March, up 156.9% y-o-y, marking a monthly high point. Australia, Peru and South Africa are the top three suppliers to China with exports of 219 kt, 53.5 kt and…
China Imported 240 kt of NPI in April 2020
27/05/20 | Nickel
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 240.7 kt of NPI in April, up 65.43% (95.2 kt) y-o-y but down 26.41% (86.4 kt) m-o-m. Of this figure, NPI imports from Indonesia were 188 kt in April, up 96.86% or 92.5 kt y-o-y. Source
Jinzhong Al Expects 200 kt of Aa Output for May
27/05/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Designed with 3.2 mtpy alumina capacity, East Hope Jinzhong has three alumina production lines, two of which have completed HT/LT conversion, and is currently reliant on imported bauxite. The company has been operating two lines during April and restarted an idled LT line in mid-May, increasing its…
China’s Bx, Aa and Al Imports in April 2020
27/05/20 | Alumina, Aluminium, Bauxite
Cnal News China imported 9.94 mln t of bauxite in April 2020, up 2% y-o-y but down 1% m-o-m. Guinea remains the largest bauxite supplier to China with 4.82 mln t of exports accounting for 48.51% of total monthly imports. Australia and Indonesia follow with 2.89 mln t and 2.02…
China’s NPI Output to Reach 44.5 kt in May
26/05/20 | Nickel
China Nonferrous Metals News China produced 41.3 kt of NPI in April, down 1.55% m-o-m. Of this figure, high-NPI output dropped by 3.16% m-o-m to 34 kt, driven by downstream stainless steel producers’ strong will to keep prices down. Low-NPI output grew by 6.84% m-o-m to 7.1 kt in April.…
MEE: A 2nd Round Central Governmental Environmental Inspections
26/05/20 | Bauxite
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 25th May: The Minister of MEE (the Ministry of Ecological Environment) said that a second round of the second batch of central environmental inspections will be launched this year. Inspection work will focus on the implementation of major decisions of the State Council regarding protection of…
Xinmi Goutang Bx Mine: Environmental Complaints from Locals
26/05/20 | Bauxite
Alu News Local villagers of Goutang have complained about dust and noise pollution caused by the Guojiamen bauxite mine of Henan Xinmi Coal Co., Ltd. The villagers reported that the company failed to comply with required mining processes and have caused massive dust and noise pollution during mining. Since formally…
Domestic Bx Prices Stable, Aa Prices Rise
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Several Shanxi Xiaoyi alumina refineries set their procurement prices for local bauxite (A/S=5.0 grade) at RMB370~380/t (without taxes) in June, the same level as May. Despite increasing inquiries from primary aluminum smelters since last Friday, no large-scale alumina transactions have taken place. At present, alumina is…
Domestic Mg Prices Slide Slightly
25/05/20 | Magnesium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 22nd May: Mainstream magnesium transaction prices (99.9% magnesium ingot) were RMB13,050/t by cash with taxes in Fugu Shaanxi. In Wenxi Shanxi prices were RMB13,350/t, a fall of RMB50/t from last week. According to SMM, several magnesium smelters were prepared to halt operations last week and those…
