Increased Margins for Al Smelters on Sliding Aa Prices
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: As of 15th July, weighted averaged alumina prices in five major producing regions surveyed by SMM had fallen to RMB 2,582/t, continuing the downward trend begun in mid-June. According to SMM, actual transaction prices were even lower in the northern market, with the lowest point…
Domestic Aa Prices on the Rise
15/05/19 | Alumina
Cnal News Domestic alumina prices have recently been rising, as a consequence of environmental checks in Shanxi forcing suspensions at some local refineries. As of 13th May, domestic alumina quotations averaged RMB 2,803/t. Increasing alumina prices have leveraged up the production cost of primary aluminium – shoring up prices. Primary…
SPIC Shanxi: LP Conversion of Aa Production Lines
15/05/19 | Alumina
Alu News Domestic alumina refineries using imported bauxite are grappling with problems of processing high viscosity bauxite from Guinea and the Solomon Islands. During 2019, SPIC Shanxi alumina refinery has been actively pushing forward with conversion to a low-temperature digestion process (LP) on two of its alumina production lines. Once…
SMM: Domestic Aa Output to Drop to 5.97 mln t in May
14/05/19 | Alumina
Alu News SMM has toned down its forecast for domestic alumina output to 5.97 mln t in May 2019, following news that some local Shanxi refineries were forced to halt operations due to environmental reasons. According to SMM, domestic alumina supply is expected to remain in excess for May, which…
Rectification at Shanxi Xinfa Underway
14/05/19 | Alumina
Alu News 9th May: All necessary yard areas have been covered with green dust-proof nets to reduce dust in the Shanxi Xinfa red-mud stock yard. Other strategies including increasing the frequency of sprinkling, setting up an atomizing spray pipe, are being adopted to reduce the amount of dust in the…
6.6 mtpy Aa Capacity to be Suspended in Shanxi on Environmental Issues
11/05/19 | Alumina
Asia Metals News Asia Metals: An investigation into red-mud leak problems at Xiaoyi and Jiaokou, Shanxi Province is currently underway. Three alumina refineries including Shanxi Xiaoyi Huaqing Aluminium, Xinfa Feimei Aluminium Co. Ltd and Xinfa Jiaokou Aluminium Co. Ltd. are likely to be forced to halt all operations, involving alumina…
April 2019: Aa Output 5.81 mln t
09/05/19 | Alumina
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 5.81 mln t of alumina (MGA) in April, up 0.1% on-year with annual operational capacity at 70.64 mtpy. China’s daily average alumina output for April was 194 kt, the same as that in March. China’s total alumina output during the first four months…
Luliang Feimei Al Under Investigation on Red Mud Leak
09/05/19 | Alumina
Sina News The Xinfa Feimei Aluminium Co. Ltd at Luliang Shanxi is currently under investigation regarding an alleged red-mud leak at its 2.4 mtpy alumina project. The Information Office of the Jiaokou government revealed that an investigation team has been dispatched to site and investigation work is ongoing, rectification work…
Baise Mining1.2 mtpy Napo Aa Project Review
24/04/19 | Alumina
China Nonferrous Metals News 18th April, Guangxi Baise Mining Group has called a meeting to review and assess its 1.2 mtpy alumina development project at Napo. The project, located in Mazhao, Xinhe Village, Napo County, Guangxi, will be the largest single-line alumina production line using the Bayer process in the…
