Huiyuan Aluminium: HT/LT Aa Production Line Conversion
26/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News 24th July: Huiyuan Aluminium, with alumina capacity of 800 ktpy, intends to start HT to LT conversion on its alumina production lines in the next three months. Huiyuan Aluminium has two HT alumina production lines with 400 ktpy capacity each, mainly using domestic bauxite. The company plans…
China’s Aa Production Cuts to End Price Decline
25/07/19 | Alumina
Cnal News 24th July: Antaike says that the 1.5 mtpy closures at China’s refineries will curb the oversupply of alumina, that prices are approaching a two-year low and will bottom-out. Reduced production levels have affected the major alumina centres, Shanxi and Henan, of which a 1 mln t reduction was…
Lubei Refinery: Calcined High-temperature Aa Production Increases by 12.5% YOY
25/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News As the largest producer of calcined high-temperature alumina in China, Shandong Lubei Refinery announced that it intends to produce 180 kt of calcined high-temperature alumina in 2019, an increase of 12.5% compared with 160 kt in 2018. The company has three rotary kilns with calcined high-temperature alumina…
Lianyungang Port: Four Aa Import Shipments in July
24/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Four alumina import shipments from Australia, totaling 120 kt are scheduled to arrive at Lianyungang Port this July, marking a high point for 2019. To date, two shipments of 60 kt each have arrived at Lianyungang Port with a third scheduled to arrive next week and a…
East Hope Jinzhong Maintenance
24/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News East Hope Jinzhong Aluminium Co. Ltd. has designed alumina capacity of 3.2 mtpy comprising three production lines of two 1 mtpy lines and one 1.2 mtpy line. The company has brought its maintenance plan for one line forward from August to July due to weak alumina prices.…
China June Aa Imports at 50 kt
24/07/19 | Alumina
Cnal News China imported 50 kt of alumina in June, up 4.6% on-year. China imported 320 kt of alumina during H1 2019, down 9.5% on-year. China exported 3,757 t of alumina in June, falling by nearly 50% from 7,536 t in May 2019. Read More
Improved Margins for Al Smelters on Falling Aa Prices
Cnal News Yide Futures’ recent research on aluminium smelters in IM revealed that some new primary aluminium capacity is still available in IM, but is unlikely to come online in 2019 due to lack of operational quotas. According to Yide Futures, domestic aluminium supply will continue to grow – albeit…
East Hope’s Two LT Aa Production Lines Operating Well
23/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News East Hope Sanmenxia completed technology upgrades on two of its alumina lines in early June, adding two LT production lines to the existing two HT production lines after the digestion process, increasing its capacity from 2.5 mtpy to 2.8 mtpy. The company originally had five HT alumina…
Chongqing Shuijiang Aa Refinery Suspends Production Line
19/07/19 | Alumina
Asian Metal News Chongqing Shuijiang alumina refinery suspended one alumina production line last week. The company has designed alumina capacity of 800 ktpy, with two production lines of 400 ktpy each. According to a company representative, production costs are presently approximately RMB 2,600/t. With alumina prices sitting lower than production…
