Large Commodity Deals for Chalco and SPIC
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News At the second China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Chalco and its member companies signed commodity purchase agreements worth RMB 19 bln with 14 international suppliers for copper concentrates, bauxite and coal -all raw materials needed for Chalco’s production of copper ingot, alumina and primary aluminium.…
Tiangui Al Using Imported Bx
Asian Metal News Jingxi Tiangui Aluminium, designed with 800 ktpy alumina capacity in Phase I, started to use imported bauxite in October. Guangxi Tiangui started trial operations in late October with its November bauxite consumption expected at approximately 200 kt. According to a company spokesman, ‘Our first shipment of 180…
Domestic Aa Prices Still Weak
07/11/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News 7th November: Mainstream domestic alumina prices dropped slightly by RMB 10/t from last Friday to RMB 2,560~2,610/t ex-works. Most downstream buyers remain watchful, with limited transitions in the spot market last week. The domestic alumina market is projected to continue weak performance next week with few…
Nanchuan Shuijiang Aa Refinery Targets 400 kt Output in 2019
06/11/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Chongqing Shuijiang Alumina refinery is aiming for 400 kt output for 2019. Shuijiang refinery started operation in April 2019 after being handed over to Bosai Group and has produced 280 kt of alumina to date. The company produced 55 kt of alumina in October and is currently…
Chalco Zhongzhou Targets 2.1 mln t Aa Output for 2019
05/11/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Chalco Zhongzhou, designed with 2.4 mtpy alumina capacity, plans to produce 2.1 mln t of alumina in 2019, the same level as 2018. As of today, Chalco Zhongzhou had produced 1.75 mln t of alumina, with its October output at 175 kt, up 5 kt m-o-m. Chalco…
Shanxi Huaxing Completes Aa Calcination Furnace Upgrades
05/11/19 | Alumina
Cnal News Shanxi Huaxing recently completed ultra-low emission environmental upgrades on all three of its alumina calcination furnaces, five days ahead of schedule. The company will now be able to recycle more than 200 t of alumina powder and cut its power consumption by 4 million kWh per annum. Source
Zhaofeng Will Not Resume Aa Capacity in 2019
04/11/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Shanxi Zhaofeng Alumina Refinery designed with 1.1 mtpy alumina capacity has decided not to resume its alumina production this year. According to an internal source, in view of tightening local bauxite supply and estimated natural gas supply shortages during the heating season of 2019~2020 winter, the company…
Chalco: Aa Prices Fall and Al Prices Stable
Sina Finance News According to Chalco’s 2019 Q3 report, domestic alumina prices were RMB 3,080 in Q3 2018, RMB 3,068 in Q4 2018, RMB 2,857 in Q1 2019, RMB 2,897 in Q2 2019 and RMB 2,556 in Q3 2019, with prices for Q3 2019 declining by 17% y-o-y and by…
Severe Air Pollution – Orange Alert for Shandong, Henan and Shanxi
Cnal News October 31st: The local authorities of Binzhou, Shandong announced an ‘Orange Alert’, indicating a severe air pollution level II from 31st October to 3rd November. The local authority of Shanxi also announced an ‘Orange Alert’ from 31st October to 4th November for cities including Taiyuan, Jinzhong, Yangquan, Linfen,…
