Domestic Aa Prices Fall Slightly
18/05/20 | Alumina
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: The weighted average alumina price fell by RMB3/t w-o-w to RMB2,206/t on Friday. Market transactions were few with downstream aluminium smelters watchful and alumina refineries and traders having to comprise on prices. With downstream demand remaining weak and continued steady operations of domestic alumina refineries,…
Chalco Shanxi Aa Refinery: Imported Bx Consumption Declines in May
15/05/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Chalco Shanxi Alumina refinery, designed with 2.4 mtpy capacity, comprising five production lines (3 LT and 2 HT), suspended one LT line in mid-April 2020 due to a weak market. The company chiefly uses imported bauxite from Indonesia, consuming 250 kt of imported bauxite in April ;…
Luyu Bochuang Aa to Postpone Phase II Construction to 2021
12/05/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Shandong Luyu Bochuang alumina refinery originally planned to start construction of a second 800 ktpy alumina production line in June 2020 in addition to its existing 600 ktpy line. The plan has been postponed until 2021. According to an internal source, the reason for the delay is…
Guangxi Huasheng: Phase I Aa Project Progressing
11/05/20 | Alumina
Cnal News Guangxi Huasheng, designed with alumina (SGA) capacity of 4 mtpy, is a new alumina refinery under the Chalco Group, located at Fangchenggang Port, Guangxi. Phase I of the project, designed with 2 mtpy capacity, comprises two alumina production lines of 1 mtpy each which began construction in November…
Kaiman Resumes Full Operation of Aa
11/05/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News 11 May: Henan Kaiman, designed with 2.2 mtpy alumina capacity resumed full capacity operations in late April, seeing output up by 20 kt from that in March. In the wake of falling bauxite prices and rising alumina prices, the company resumed full operations in late April, increasing…
SMM: China Domestic Aa Output of 5.65 mln t in April
11/05/20 | Alumina
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 5.65 mln t of alumina in April 2020, of which 5.395 mln t was SGA, with daily average output of 179.8 kt, up 2.61% m-o-m but down 7.07% y-o-y. China’s alumina output (SGA) reached 21.56 mln t in the first four months of 2020,…
Shanxi Xiaoyi Huaqing Resumes Normal Operation
30/04/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News 30th April: Shanxi Xiaoyi Huaqing refinery, with designed alumina capacity of 450 ktpy, has completed maintenance on one coal gas furnace and resumed normal operations. Xiaoyi Huaqing produced 23 kt of alumina in April, declining from 30 kt in March. The company chiefly uses local bauxite for…
SPIC Shanxi to Suspend Two LT Aa Lines this Week
29/04/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News SPIC Shanxi was designed with 3 mtpy alumina capacity comprising 500 ktpy capacity across six production lines. The company is set to suspend two 500 ktpy LT alumina production lines this week amid a bleak market. The company has four LT production lines using imported bauxite and…
East Hope Sanmenxia to Reach Full Operation in May
28/04/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News East Hope Sanmenxia, designed with 2.5 mtpy alumina capacity is set to resume full capacity in May. East Hope Sanmenxia has five alumina production lines, three of which were operational last month. The company is set to restart the remaining two lines in early May using local…
