Guangxi Xinfa Suspends Aa Line
31/12/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Guangxi Xinfa has designed alumina capacity of 3 mtpy, comprising six alumina production lines of 500 ktpy capacity each. The company has been running five lines over the past three months, but suspended one line for overhaul in mid-December- meaning four lines are now operational. The company…
Chifeng Qihui Al’s 6.5 mtpy Aa Project
Sina Finance News 27th December: Chifeng Qihui Aluminium Co. Ltd’s 6.5 mtpy alumina project, backed by an investment consortium led by Jinguotou Investment (Dalian) Co. Ltd (a subordinate of Jinzhou Port Co., Ltd.), and designed by Shenyang Aluminum and Magnesium Design Institute has been established in Yuanbaoshan, Chifeng IM. The…
China November Aa Import at 210 kt
26/12/19 | Alumina
China Nonferrous Metals News China Customs: China imported 210 kt of alumina in November 2019, with 1.24 mln t of accumulated alumina imports during the first eleven months of 2019. China exported 10,739 t of alumina in November 2019, down nearly 100% y-o-y and total alumina exports were 238.112…
Baise Mining Seeks Aa for Production of High Purity Al
Asian Metal News Baise Mining Group currently is looking for high-grade alumina supply for production of high purity aluminium which is widely used in the aviation and electronic industry. According to an inside source, alumina produced locally in Guangxi is high in zinc and gallium content (100 ppm),…
Henan Jiaozuo: Severe Air Pollution Red Alert
Cnal News 24th December: Jiaozuo Wanfang raised its severe air pollution level from ‘Orange’ (Level II) to ‘Red’ (Level I) at 6 PM on 23rd December, with a date of alert alleviation and cancelation yet to be determined. During the red alert period, industry producers must implement emission…
Chalco Shandong: RMB600 mln Profits Jan.~Nov.
24/12/19 | Alumina
China Nonferrous Metals News As of end-November, Chalco Shandong had made total profits of more than RMB600 and fully accomplished the production target set by the Chalco Group. Chalco Shandong has been committed to industrial upgrades and competence enhancement during 2019 by improving the share of CGA (chemical grade…
2020 Import Tariffs on Aa and NPI Unchanged
Alu New According to China’s ‘2020 Regulations on Tariffs of Imports/Exports’, China’s annual MFN (most favored nation) import tariff rates and provisional import tariff rates on alumina and NPI will remain unchanged from 2019. Starting 1st January 2020, a 5% MFN tariff and 0% provisional tariff rate will be levied…
Xinjiang Tianshan Al: First Aa Shipment from Guangxi
Asian Metal News Xinjiang Tianshan Aluminium Co. Ltd, a major aluminium smelter in northwestern China with 1.4 mtpy primary aluminium capacity, began transporting alumina from its Guangxi refinery to its Xinjiang primary aluminium smelter on 20th December. Xinjiang Tianshan Aluminium has a 800 ktpy alumina refinery in Guangxi.…
Liaocheng: Environmental Red Alert Has Limited Impact on Al Industry
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Liaocheng Shandong declared an air pollution ‘Red’ alert (Level I) on 20th December, with the date of alert alleviation and cancelation yet to be determined. During the red alert period, ‘A’ grade local primary aluminum smelters are exempted from production cuts, ‘B’ grade smelters…
