Lianyungang Port Suspends Aa Import Unloading
13/01/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Lianyungang Port suspended unloading alumina imports since mid-December 2019. An internal source revealed that after unloading a shipment of 30 kt imported alumina in early December 2019, the service was suspended due to environmental issues with date of resumption yet to be decided. At present, shipments of…
SMM: China December Aa Output 5.62 mln t
09/01/20 | Alumina
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 5.62 mln t of alumina (SGA) in December, with daily average output at 181 kt, a slight decrease of 0.26% m-o-m. China produced 70.42 mln t of alumina in 2019, down 2.47% y-o-y. The monthly decline can be attributed to continued refinery production…
SPIC Shanxi: 2.7 mln t Aa Output in 2019
Alu News SPIC Shanxi, with designed alumina capacity of 3 mtpy across six lines, produced 2.7 mln t of alumina in 2019, up 180 kt y-o-y. SPIC produced 820 kt of bauxite from its captive mines for use in alumina refining during 2019, a surge of 82.2% y-o-y. Meanwhile, with…
Chongqing Shuijiang Aa Refinery: 450 kt Aa in 2019
08/01/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Chongqing Shuijiang alumina refinery, designed with alumina capacity of 800 ktpy, produced 450 kt of alumina in 2019 and is targeting 600 kt output in 2020. Chongqing Shuijiang refinery came online in January 2019, reached full capacity operation in April and originally planned to produce 600 kt…
Guangxi Tiangui Aims for 800 kt Aa Output in 2020
08/01/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guangxi Tiangui Refinery, a subordinate of Tianshan Aluminium, designed with 800 ktpy alumina capacity in its Phase I, is aiming to produce 800 kt of alumina in 2020. Tiangui refinery started trial operation in late Q3 2019, and precipitation and calcination processes are running smoothly at present.…
Shanxi: Severe Air Pollution Orange (Level II) Alert
Xiaoyi Government 4th January 2020: In view of severe air pollution in Shanxi mid-January, local authorities published a severe air pollution ‘Orange Alert’ (level II), requiring Taiyuan city, 30 key counties and districts of Xinzhou, Luliang, Jinzhong, Yangquan, Linfen, Yuncheng and six other cities to activate responses immediately. It has…
SMM: Aa Supply Glut and 3 mtpy Al Capacity Growth in 2020
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: 2020’s domestic alumina output is expected to rise by 3.4% y-o-y as a result of new capacity from Guangxi and Guizhou gradually coming online during the year. Furthermore, with an estimate of alumina net imports to remain at the same level as 2019, China may…
Huaxing 2019 Aa Production at 1.3 mln t
06/01/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Shanxi Huaxing Aluminium (designed with 2 mtpy alumina capacity), produced 1.3 mln t of alumina in 2019 down 32.3% y-o-y from 1.92 mln t in 2018. Huaxing has two alumina production lines of 500 ktpy each and a 1 mtpy line. At present, total alumina capacity in…
Severe Air Pollution – Orange Alert Liaocheng Shandong and Luoyang Henan
Cnal News 2nd January: The local authorities of Binzhou, Shandong announced an ‘Orange Alert’, indicating the beginning of a severe air pollution level II, however date of alert alleviation is, as yet, unclear. During the alert period, measures to be taken by the aluminium industry include: Alumina: -) Clinker and…
