SMM: China September Al Output at 2.89 mln t
14/10/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 2.89 mln t of primary aluminium in September 2019, down 3.7% on-year. China’s total primary aluminium output reached 26.46 mln during the first nine months of 2019, down 2.1% on-year. An incident at an IM smelter and production cuts by some Shandong and Xinjiang…
Domestic Al Inventory Up by 8 kt
11/10/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 10 October: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses increased by 8 kt from last Tuesday to 977 kt, including 172 kt in Shanghai, 274 kt in Wuxi, 305 kt in Nanhai, 52 kt in Hangzhou, 90 kt in Gongyi, 54 kt in Tianjin,…
IM Mengtai to Start 500 ktpy Al Production Line
10/10/19 | Aluminium
Alu News IM Mengtai aluminium smelter, at Ordos IM, is planning to bring its 500 ktpy primary aluminium production line online by 20 October. As of 9 October, 32 sets of 500kA cells were ready to come online, starting up two cells per day. Source
Baichuan: China September Al Output at 2.88 mln t
10/10/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Baichuan: China produced 2.88 mln t of primary aluminium in September, with annual operational capacity at 35.03 mtpy. Daily average primary aluminium output for September was 96 kt, up 0.5 kt/day from 95.5 kt/day in August. Looking forward to October, Baichuan analysts forecast domestic aluminium output at 2.99…
Sanmenxia: Implementation Plan for Al Industry Development
Sanmenxia City Government News-20191009 According to the recently compiled ‘Sanmenxia Aluminum Industry Development Implementation Plan’, the Sanmenxia Aluminum Industry Development includes: Construction of green bauxite mines in strict accordance with industry standards, and implementation of ecological restoration projects. Stricter provincial environmental measures (as compared to national standards) will be implemented.…
Weiqiao: 2mtpy Al Project at Wenshan, Yunnan
09/10/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 24 September: The Environmental Impact Assessment Group (EIA) of key projects of the Yunnan Wenshan Prefecture Eco-environment Bureau completed an on-site inspection of Weiqiao Group’s 2mtpy hydro-power and primary aluminium integrated project at Wenshan. During the inspection, the EIA group, local government of Yanshan County, Weiqiao Group (project…
Yuanhao Al to Come on Line in Q1 2020
27/09/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guizhou Yuanhao Aluminium, located at Yingyi County, Guizhou and backed by total investment of 2.5 bln, is designed with total aluminium capacity of 330 ktpy (100 ktpy in Phase I). Backed by RMB1 bln investment, the company is planning to bring Phase I, 100 ktpy of primary…
Promising Future for Al Industry Development in Guangxi
27/09/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News Guangxi has bauxite resource reserves 490 mln t, accounting for 48.7% of the national total. With increasing bauxite consumption and problems of ore depletion in Shanxi and Henan, Guangxi, has become a good source of high grade bauxite, with mine life exceeding 15 years. Guangxi’s bauxite mines are…
Luliang City: Heavy Air Pollution
Fubao News The City of Luliang, Shanxi issued a level II (Orange) warning of heavy pollution going forward. According to the notice, industrial producers are required to take measures to cut industrial emissions from September 25 to October 2. Related regulations applicable to the aluminum industry include: Alumina: -) Clinker…
