Baise Mining Tianlin 100 ktpy Al Project Set to Come Online
01/08/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guangxi Baise Mining Group’s Tianlin Aluminium is set to bring its phase II, 100 ktpy primary aluminium project online during late August. Phase II comprises 80 sets of 600kA cells. Designed with total primary aluminium capacity of 300 ktpy, the Tianlin smelter has been operating at 100…
Denggao New Materials’ 125 ktpy Al Capacity Online
01/08/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guizhou Denggao New Materials, designed with 250 ktpy capacity, is scheduled to bring its Phase II, 125 ktpy primary aluminium capacity (88 sets of 550 kA cells) online next week. According to a company spokesman “We will power up two cells every day after the startup, ramping…
Wanji: 264.3 kt Al Output in H1 2019
31/07/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Wanji Holding Group Co. Ltd. produced 264.3 kt of primary aluminum in H1 2019, up 16.43% on-year, while carbon anode output was 131.9 kt, up 36.68% on-year. Read More
Sliding Aa Prices and Firm Al Prices in the Domestic Market
Alu News Domestic alumina prices have fallen rapidly, by nearly 20%, since mid-June to date, causing significant losses for the majority of domestic alumina refineries. By contrast, domestic aluminium prices have been stable and improved profit margins have stimulated domestic smelters to increase their operational capacities. Destocking of primary aluminium…
Surplus Aa and Al Supply Deficit in China
Cnal News With domestic alumina supply rising by 4~5mtpy and domestic consumption holding stable in the year to date, the domestic alumina market is in slight surplus of 470 kt in 2019 as compared to a shortfall of 2.43 mln t in 2018. With stable supply and rising consumption, the…
China’s Al Stocks Decrease
26/07/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 25th July: China’s primary aluminum stocks reached 1.03 mln t, a decline of 7 kt from the previous week. This is a decrease of 267 kt since the beginning of the year, 760 kt less than the same period of last year. Read More
Domestic Al Inventory Edges up Slightly
23/07/19 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 22nd July: The total domestic aluminium inventory in China’s major store houses lifted slightly by 5 kt to 1.047 kt, including 200 kt in Shanghai, 318 kt in Wuxi, 269 kt in Nanhai, 65 kt in Hangzhou, 104 kt in Gongyi, 53 kt in Tianjin, 23…
Improved Margins for Al Smelters on Falling Aa Prices
Cnal News Yide Futures’ recent research on aluminium smelters in IM revealed that some new primary aluminium capacity is still available in IM, but is unlikely to come online in 2019 due to lack of operational quotas. According to Yide Futures, domestic aluminium supply will continue to grow – albeit…
Chalco Huarun: 125 ktpy Primary Al Project Online
23/07/19 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Shanxi Chalco Huarun, designed with 500 ktpy of primary aluminium capacity brought its phase II 125 ktpy primary aluminum project online last week. The company has been operating at 125 ktpy capacity over the past six months and originally planned to start phase II of 125…
