Bosai Group Starts New Aa Project in Wanzhou
10/06/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Chongqing Jiulong Wanbo New Materials Co. Ltd. a subordinate of Bosai Group started construction of a 3.6 mtpy alumina project in Wanzhou in late May. Backed by total investment of RMB7.5 bln, the project is designed with 3.6 mtpy capacity, comprising three 1.2 mtpy alumina production lines…
Shanxi Huaxing Aa Reaches Full Capacity Operation
09/06/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Chalco Shanxi Huaxing alumina refinery has three alumina production lines; one 1 mtpy and two 500 ktpy lines. The company has reached full capacity operation after resumption of a 500 ktpy alumina production line and increasing bauxite supply from its mines on 1st June. The company is…
SMM: China Domestic Aa Output 5.83 mln t in May
09/06/20 | Alumina
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 5.83 mln t of alumina in May 2020, of which 5.58 mln t was SGA, with average daily output of 180 kt, up 0.1% m-o-m but down 6.54% y-o-y. During the first five months of 2020, China produced 27.14 mln t of SGA, down…
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…
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…
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…
SPIC Guizhou: First Batch of Output Expected in June
25/05/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News SPIC Guizhou brought its 1 mtpy alumina project online in late April 2020 and expects the first batch of alumina output by end-June. According to an inside source, the operation is currently running smoothly and a first batch of alumina is expected in late June. Total alumina…
Shanxi Huaxing: Aa Output to Rise to 110 kt in May
22/05/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Shanxi Huaxing Aluminium (designed with 2 mtpy alumina capacity), expects to produce 110 kt in May up by 22% from 90 kt in April 2020. Huaxing has two alumina production lines of 500 ktpy each and a 1 mtpy line. The company has been operating 1 mtpy…
