Wenshan Hydro-Al Project to Come online in Q2 2020
18/11/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Yunnan Wenshan Hydro-Aluminum Co.Ltd., (under the Yunnan Aluminum Group) started development of its 500 ktpy hydro-aluminium project (phase I of a 1 mtpy project) in December 2017. At present, 50% of construction is complete and major equipment installation is expected to be finished by end-March 2020. After one…
2019 Domestic Primary Al Capacity Growth Expected at 2.14 mtpy
18/11/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News China’s primary aluminium capacity is expected to grow by 2.14 mtpy in 2019, involving 150 ktpy of restarted capacity and 1.99 mtpy new startups. IM will contribute significant growth with 720 ktpy of new capacity scheduled to come online during 2019. Furthermore, one Sichuan smelter and one Yunnan…
Domestic Al Inventory Continues to Fall
15/11/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 14th November: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses dropped by 19 kt from last Thursday to 834 kt, including 144 kt in Shanghai, 239 kt in Wuxi, 55 kt in Hangzhou, 53 kt in Gongyi, 263 kt in Nanhai, 54 kt in Tianjin,…
Antaike: China Primary Al Consumption at 36.55 mln t
15/11/19 | Aluminium
Alu News 13th November: Speaking at a recent industry conference, an Antaike analyst forecast China’s domestic primary aluminium consumption to drop by 12% y-o-y to 36.55 mln t in 2019. China’s 2019 domestic consumption is expected to drop by 0.9% and export is expected to drop by 3% y-o-y respectively.…
Shanxi: Implementation of Off-Peak Operational Plan for 2019~2020 Winter
14/11/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Shanxi local authorities: Producers to be involved in off-peak operational plans during 2019~2020 winter are: iron and steel making, nonferrous metals, coking, chemical industry, building materials (brick and tile, fire resistance, ceramics, lime, glass, cement clinker and grinding station), and casting – producers who discharge emissions during operations.…
Domestic Primary Al Output: 35.75 mln t Expected in 2019
14/11/19 | Aluminium
Alu News China produced 29.81 mln t of primary aluminium during the first ten months of 2019, down 1.8% y-o-y, with annual output of 35.75 mln t expected, down 2% y-o-y. Industry commentators take the view that 2019 will be a year that marks real negative growth in primary aluminium…
MEE: 2019~2020 Air Pollution Control Action Plan for Fenwei Plain Area
13/11/19 | Alumina, Aluminium, Bauxite
Cnal News According to MEE (the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Protection), the overall goal of comprehensive air pollution control for Fenwei Plain area during the 2019~2020 winter period (1st October 2019 to 31st March 2020) is to reduce the average concentration of PM2.5 by 3% y-o-y. The number of…
China October Al Output at 2.99 mln t
13/11/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 2.99 mln t of primary aluminium in October 2019, down 3.82% m-o-m. China’s total primary aluminium output reached 29.45 mln during the first ten months of 2019, down 2.27% y-o-y. As of end-October, operational domestic primary aluminium capacity reached 35.39 mtpy, up slightly by…
Shandong: Development of Economy and Environment
CN Stock News Shandong authorities recently published ‘Opinions on Promoting the Overall Development of Ecological Environmental Protection and High-quality Economy’. The report proposes comprehensive evaluation of regional development across both economic and environmental indicators. The aim is to integrate environmental protection, safe production, energy conservation, emission reduction, quality improvement…
