China Al Industry & COVID-19
13/03/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News The epidemic of COVID-19 has had limited direct impact on domestic primary aluminium smelters with no production cuts in the short-term. Domestic primary aluminium output rose by 6.9% y-o-y to 2.87 mln t in February 2020, with annual operational capacity of 36.6 mtpy during the…
Guangyuan Linfeng Postpones Phase II Al Project
12/03/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guangyuan Linfeng Aluminium and Electricity Co. Ltd., has decided to postpone its Phase II primary aluminium by one month. The project includes 250 ktpy capacity of primary aluminium production lines to be built in two phases. Phase I (125 ktpy) was powered up in late…
Yunnan Shenhuo Starts 150 ktpy Primary Al Project
11/03/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News February: Yunnan Shenhuo, designed with 450 ktpy primary aluminium capacity, began powering up its Phase I (150 ktpy) project – comprising 110 sets of 500 kA electrolytic cells -, starting up four cells per day since late February. To date a total of 70 cells have…
Chalco Shanxi Al at Full Operation
10/03/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Chalco Shanxi resumed full capacity operation of 2.4 mtpy in late February on increased coal gas supply after suspending production for two months. The company’s March output is estimated to rise to 190 kt, up from 160 kt in January. The company produced 1.8 mln t of…
China Domestic Al Output 2.87 mln t in February
10/03/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 2.87 mln t of primary aluminium in February 2020, up 6.9% y-o-y. As of end-February, China’s completed primary aluminium capacity reached 40.99 mtpy, with 36.6 mtpy operational – a rate of 89.3%, down 0.2 percentage points m-o-m. Combined primary aluminium output…
Aladdiny: Domestic Aa Output to Fall and Al to Rise in March
Fubao News COVID-19 has disrupted the domestic supply of bauxite, caustic soda and coal with 5.5 mtpy in alumina capacity cuts to date. Domestic refineries including Shanxi Xinfa, Xing’an Chemicals, Chiping Xinfa, and Weiqiao refiners have all cut capacity. According to Aladdiny, domestic alumina output is estimated at 5.38 mln…
Weiqiao to Start Hongtai Al Project in Yunnan in Q3
06/03/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Weiqiao Group is set to commission its Yunnan Hongtai New Material smelter project (2 mtpy primary aluminium via capacity replacement) by end-Q3 2020. Construction of phase I – consisting of 1 mtpy – began in November 2019 and is progressing smoothly, with completion expected in August…
Domestic Al Prices Fall on Strong Supply and Weak Demand
05/03/20 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News Operational domestic primary aluminium capacity rose by 580 ktpy from end-2019 to 37.22 mtpy by end-February 2020. Despite the impact of COVID-19 interrupting the commencement schedule of some new projects, a total of 100 ktpy~200 ktpy primary aluminium capacity is expected to come online or…
Xinhengfeng Al Resumes Operation
04/03/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Xinhengfeng, East Hope’s primary aluminium smelter in Baotou IM, designed with 260 sets of 600kA cells, resumed full capacity operation (500 ktpy) last month. The company halted 50% of its operations in August 2019 due to a busbar short circuit accident. After six-months’ overhaul and maintenance the…
