2019 Domestic Al Market: Weak Supply and Demand
17/12/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Speaking at an industrial conference, Antaike analyst Ms. Wang Hongfei claimed that the 2019 domestic primary aluminium market has been weak on both supply and demand sides, with a sharper decline in supply expanding the supply shortfall during the year. Domestic primary aluminium smelters have seen soaring profit…
Al Supply Short 590 kt in 2019
16/12/19 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News CNIA: China produced 29.24 mln t of primary aluminium during the first ten months of 2019, up 0.74% y-o-y. Mr. Wen Xianjun, Chief of CNIA forecasts domestic primary aluminium output to drop by 1.6% y-o-y to 36 mln t and domestic alumina output is projected…
Wenshan Al to Bring Al Project Online in Q2 2020
Asian Metal News Yunnan Wenshan Al is set to bring the 150 ktpy phase I of its aluminium project online in late March or early April 2020. Backed by total investment of RMB 4.2 bln and designed with 500 ktpy capacity, project construction began in March 2019 and…
Domestic Al Inventory Continue to Fall
13/12/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 12th December: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses dropped by 57 kt from last Thursday to 648 kt, including 121 kt in Shanghai, 207 kt in Wuxi, 53 kt in Hangzhou, 36 kt in Gongyi, 155 kt in Nanhai, 52 kt in Tianjin,…
IM Mengtai: 250 kt of Primary Al in 2019
13/12/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News IM Mengtai aluminium smelter, designed with primary aluminium capacity of 450 ktpy, is set to produce 250 kt of primary aluminium in 2019. Mengtai restarted idled capacity in September and gradually ramped up to full operation in October. Prior to that the smelter was operating at only…
Nanping Al Phases Out 75 ktpy Al Capacity
11/12/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 9th December, Department of Information and Technology Fujian: Fujian Nanping Aluminium completely shut down its 75 ktpy primary aluminum production line on 20th March 2019, and had dismantled all 112 sets of 240 kA electrolytic cells and associated equipment by 30th June 2019. Source
Guangxi Huasheng: 200 ktpy Primary Al Quota from Yinhai Al
25/11/19 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News Guangxi Yinhai Aluminium Co. Ltd. (a subordinate of Guangxi Investment Group) announced it would close its 200 ktpy primary aluminium capacity (336 sets of 240kA cells). Dismantling of production lines is scheduled to begin in December 2020 and be completed in June 2021. The 200 ktpy…
Domestic Aa, Al Output to Grow During 2019~2020 Winter
China Nonferrous Metals News Henan presently has 12.5 mtpy completed alumina capacity with 8.9 mtpy in operation. Shanxi has 26.1 mtpy completed alumina capacity with 17.1 mtpy in operation. Alumina capacity in Henan and Shanxi has been suspended by 28.8% and 34.5% respectively due to previous losses, but further capacity…
Henan: Ad-Hoc Emission Reduction Plan for Heavy Pollution
Cnal News The local authorities of Henan recently revised the ‘Ad-Hoc Emission Reduction Plan for Heavy Pollution’, adding some terms in relation to environmental liability and supervision accountability. According to the new plan, legal representatives of each producer who work against the rules and discharge emissions during the heavy pollution…
