Shanxi Targets 1.1 mln t of Primary Al Output in 2019
06/05/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News The Shanxi Provincial government recently published ‘2019 Action Plan for the Transformation and Upgrading of the Nonferrous Metals Industry in Shanxi’. The document stipulates that Shanxi is set to produce 1.1 mln t of primary aluminium, 200 kt of cathode copper and 100 kt of primary magnesium in…
Yunnan Qiya Hydro-power-Al Project Begins Construction
05/05/19 | Aluminium
Cnal News 29th April: Construction of Yunnan Qiya’s hydro-power-primary aluminium project at the Xinghe Industrial Park Heqing, Yunnan Province has begun. It is an integrated project designed with 350 ktpy of primary aluminium and 400 ktpy of carbon anode capacity. Read More
Domestic Al Industry Faces Significant Structural Changes
29/04/19 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News In a recent speech to the press, Mr. Wen Xianjun, Deputy Chief of the CNIA said that the domestic aluminium industry is facing significant structural changes in its development. Firstly, there has been fundamental change in aluminium demand, with a period of continuous rapid demand growth…
1.54 mtpy of Primary Al to Resume in the Short-term
26/04/19 | Aluminium
Alu News As of 15th March, Weiqiao has resumed 200 ktpy primary aluminium capacity that was shut down during the winter production curb period (15th November 2018~15th March 2019). The remaining 500 ktpy capacity is to be restarted gradually from end-April. China’s domestic primary aluminium capacity increased by approximately 700…
MEE: Non-compliant New Capacity in Shandong
24/04/19 | Aluminium
Alu News The Ministry of Ecology and Environment criticized provincial officials in Shandong for failing to comply with policies aimed to reduce coal consumption and curb aluminium production growth. The MEE claimed that Shandong faces a severe problem of rapid new capacity growth in industries that are already in excess,…
