SPIC Shanxi: Aa Line under Maintenance
12/02/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News SPIC Shanxi was designed with 3 mtpy alumina capacity with 500 ktpy capacity across six production lines. The company suspended one production line for maintenance in early February, with completion expected late in the month. The company’s January output was 240 kt, and February output is…
Majority of Domestic Producers to Resume Operations Late Feb.
12/02/20 | Alumina
Majority of Domestic Producers to Resume Operations Late Feb. Fubao News According to a recent notice published by the authority of Gongyi, Henan, local producers must submit resumption requests and pass assessment before restarting operations. Local producers are required to resume operations in three groups after 10 February, 17…
Henan Sanmenxia Yixiang Halts 450 ktpy Aa Line
11/02/20 | Alumina
Baichuan News Sanmenxia Yixiang suspended its 450ktpy alumina production line and restarted a small 100 ktpy production line that has previously been under suspension, as a result of recent raw material supply shortage in the wake of the NCP outbreak. If raw material supplies tighten further, the 100 ktpy production…
Domestic Aa Prices On the Rise
11/02/20 | Alumina
Aladdiny News Aladdiny: Coal gas supply for alumina refineries in Henan continues tight, resulting in decreased alumina output in local areas. Henan East Hope Sanmenxia maintained their operation at 1.2 mtpy, while Kaiman Aluminium was at 1.8 mtpy. Heung Kong Wanji cut their operational capacity further to 600 ktpy last…
SMM: NCP Interrupts Transportation at Aa Refineries
10/02/20 | Alumina
SMM News SMM: At present, transport to and from alumina refineries is severely disrupted by the spread of NCP (Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia), resulting in slowed new raw material arrivals and deliveries of alumina. Domestic bauxite supply has been short at some refineries, in particular at refineries using HT production lines…
Antaike: Review of Domestic Aa Market
07/02/20 | Alumina
Cnal News At the beginning of 2020, domestic alumina prices stopped falling and were showing an upward trend. Before Chinese New Year (24 January 2020), local refineries in Shanxi, Henan and Shandong were required to suspend alumina calcination processing due to severe air pollution alerts, curtailing overall national output…
Shanxi Xiaoyi Huaqing Cuts 50% Operation
06/02/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News 4th Feb.: Shanxi Xiaoyi Huaqing refinery, designed with alumina capacity of 450 ktpy, cut its operations by 50% two days ago. According to an internal source, the company could not obtain sufficient raw material supply including coal and liquid caustic soda due to interrupted road transport…
Review of Domestic Aa Inventory after Chinese New Year
06/02/20 | Alumina
Sina Finance News Aa port inventory: Alumina inventory at Chinese ports totals 882 kt, with 60 kt at Lianyungang Port, 460 kt at Qingdao Port, 37 kt at Rizhao Port, 190 kt at Bayuquan and 135 kt at ports in Guangxi. New alumina arrivals in February 2020 are expected to…
Aladdiny: 3 mtpy Aa Capacity to be Affected during the Epidemic Period
06/02/20 | Alumina
Aladdiny News Aladdiny: As of 5th February, operations at several domestic alumina refineries have already been impacted due to the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, with logistics, extended holidays at miners/producers, and lack of workers being the main issues. Traffic restrictions are interrupting both raw material arrivals and deliveries of alumina, extended…
