Ningchuang New Materials: 19 ktpy Al Capacity on Maintenance
08/04/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Ningxia Ningchuang New Materials Co. Ltd., designed with 300 ktpy primary aluminium capacity comprising 280 x 400 kA cells, began maintenance on 18 electrolytic cells in late March, involving capacity of 19 ktpy. The company is currently operating 170 sets of 400 kA cells with total…
SMM: Domestic Primary Al Inventory Edges down
08/04/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 7th April 2020: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses dropped by 41 kt from last Thursday to 1.635 mln t, including 171 kt in Shanghai, 660 kt in Wuxi, 144 kt in Hangzhou, 174 kt in Gongyi, 403 kt in Nanhai, 57 kt…
Baise Guangxi: Key Test Zone for Development
08/04/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 7th April: The State Government has approved the establishment of Guangxi Baise development key test zone, a move which aims to develop Baise as a high-performance platform under the BRI initiative (Belt and Road Initiative) for China and ASEAN countries. Baise will work as a regional…
SMM: 61.5% Domestic Al Smelters in Loss
07/04/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: The weighted average cash cost for domestic smelters was RMB11,709/t in March, indicating that 61.5% of domestic smelters are facing cash losses with reference to last Friday’s aluminium price of RMB11,590/t. A few domestic smelters began cutting operations in mid-March when prices started to fall.…
Guinea Exports 66.2 mln t of Bx in 2019
07/04/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News According to Guinean media outlet “Emergencegn.net’, the country exported 66.2 mln t of bauxite in 2019, with SMB, CBG, Henan Chine and Alufer Mining as the top four exporters. SMB took the lead with 35.3 mln t, followed by CBG 13.3 mln t, Henan-Chine 7 mln t and…
SPIC Shanxi Ningwu Bx Mine: Improper Mining Allegations
07/04/20 | Bauxite
Tengxun News Local villagers in Ningwu, Shanxi Province recently reported improper mining activities at the Kuancaoping bauxite mine. According to an inside source, the mine has been granted with only a license for infrastructure development so far but it is now mining without a safety production license or environmental assessment…
Binzhou Tao’erhe Completes 9.89 mln t of Bx Imports in Q1 2020
03/04/20 | Bauxite
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Binzhou Tao’erhe Port handled 9.895 mln t of imported bauxite (1.35 mln t at Binzhou Port) for Weiqiao Group in Q1 2020, up 41.3% y-o-y, marking a quarterly new high in years. The port company of Weiqiao handled 4.68 mln t of imported bauxite in Q1…
Qinghai Materials Overhauls 13 ktpy Al Capacity
03/04/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Qinghai Materials or Qinghai Supply and Investment Group Al Branch, a 100 ktpy aluminium smelter in Qinghai is prepared to run maintenance on 13 ktpy aluminium capacity, involving 20 sets of 240 kA cells. According to an inside source, these cells have been in operation for eight…
IM Erdos Resumes Aa Operation
03/04/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News IM Mengxi Alumina refinery has resumed full capacity operation since mid-March – 200 ktpy – using imported bauxite. Mengxi refinery was forced to suspend operations in late February as the spread of COVID-19 interrupted road transports. The company is reliant on imported bauxite to be trucked in…
