MIIT: New Al Industry Norm Published
Cnal News 3rd March: MIIT has formulated and published “Aluminium Industry Norm”. The Norm is applicable to the aluminium industry including bauxite mining, alumina refining, primary aluminium smelting and renewable aluminum production that is complete and operational. It is a guide document designed to advance technical progress and standardized development…
CNIA: A 76.5% Resumption Rate for Nonferrous Metals Industry
28/02/20 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News CNIA: As of 26th February, the average operational rates of 1,093 surveyed members of CNIA were 76.5% with 72.2% of workers returning to work. During the COVID-19 epidemic period, the average capacity utilization rates of non-ferrous metals producers (the typical ten kinds of nonferrous metals)…
Domestic Al Inventory Continues to Increase
28/02/20 | Aluminium
SMM News 27th February 2020: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses increased by 155 kt from last Thursday to 1.385 mln t, including 121 kt in Shanghai, 527 kt in Wuxi, 120 kt in Hangzhou, 210 kt in Gongyi, 326 kt in Nanhai, 57 kt in…
Guizhou Denggao Targets 250 ktpy Primary Al Output in 2020
28/02/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metals News Guizhou Denggao New Materials, name plate capacity of 250 ktpy, is targeting 250 kt aluminium output in 2020, up 39% y-o-y. The smelter had been running at half capacity (125 ktpy) during H1 2019 , commenced full capacity (250 ktpy) since October 2019 and produced 180…
Yunnan Heqing Yixin Phase II to Come on Line in April
28/02/20 | Aluminium
Cnal News 6th February: Yunnan Yixin’s 450 ktpy hydropower-aluminium project Phase II became operational after 84 sets of electrolytic cells were powered up, with total 330 ktpy capacity in operation at present. The company will power up the remaining capacity gradually due to a lack of workers and full…
China Zhongwang Al Sells 100% Equity to Henan Yidan
27/02/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 26th February: China Zhongwang Group announced that the company’s subordinate Zhongwang Aluminium Co. Ltd is set to sell 100% of its equity to Henan-based Yidian at Luoyang for RMB4.6 bln. Zhongwang Aluminium Co. Ltd is a fully owned subordinate of Zhongwang Group, with its…
Zhongfu Group: Guangyuan Zhongfu online in Q2 2020
26/02/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guangyuan Linfeng Aluminium and Electricity Co. Ltd., (formerly Linzhou Linfeng Aluminium), part of the Henan Zhongfu Group, is set to come online in Q2 2020. Project construction began in March 2019 and 282 sets of 320kA electrolytic cells with total capacity of 250 ktpy were relocated…
Primary Al Market: Ample Supply and Slow Downstream Resumptions
26/02/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News The domestic primary aluminium market has ample supply at present as most domestic primary aluminium smelters remained operational during the CNY holiday and new primary aluminium capacities from Yunnan and IM have gradually been coming online. According to SMM, primary aluminium inventory at domestic warehouses…
Yunnan Shenhuo: 900 ktpy Primary Al Project Starts
26/02/20 | Aluminium
Cnal News Phase I (150 ktpy) of Yunnan Shenhuo’s 900 ktpy integrated hydropower-primary aluminium project was powered up on 17th February 2020. After five days’ calcination processing, the electrolytic cells were formally declared to be online. The project is located in Funing Country, and consists of two series of…
