Henan Yidian Al to Resume Full Operation in June
15/05/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Henan Yidian aluminum smelter based in Luoyang and designed with 600 ktpy aluminum capacity is set to restart 60 ktpy capacity and reach full capacity operation in June. The company suspended 60 ktpy primary aluminium capacity last November as a result of the winter production policy (November…
Henan Zhongfu to Start 125 ktpy Primary Al in June
14/05/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guangyuan Linfeng Aluminium and Electricity Co. Ltd., under Henan Zhongfu, is set to start 125 ktpy primary aluminium capacity from its Phase I project in June 2020 after commissioning 125 ktpy capacity in November 2019. Henan Zhongfu’s phase II project, including a 250 ktpy primary aluminium production…
Yunnan Hongtai Granted Environmental Approval
14/05/20 | Aluminium
Cnal News Yunnan Hongtai New Materials, located in Yanshan Industrial park with a 2.03 mtpy primary aluminium capacity quota, has recently received environmental assessment approvals to proceed with its project development. Backed by total investment of RMB17 bln (with RMB1 bln in environmental investment), the project will be…
Yunnan Shenhuo Starts Phase II 150 ktpy Primary Al Project
13/05/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News 13th May: Yunnan Shenhuo, designed with 450 ktpy of primary aluminium capacity, is set to power up its 150 ktpy Phase II by end-May, increasing total operational capacity to 300 ktpy. Yunnan Shenhuo’s Phase I (150 ktpy) project came fully online in early May, and is currently…
SMM: Domestic Primary Al Inventory Edges down
12/05/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 11th May 2020: Total domestic aluminium inventory at China’s major store houses dropped by 70 kt from last Thursday to 1.1 mln t, including 143 kt in Shanghai, 469 kt in Wuxi, 113 kt in Hangzhou, 69 kt in Gongyi, 232 kt in Nanhai, 56 kt…
SMM: China Domestic Al Output of 2.96 mln t in April
11/05/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 2.96 mln t of primary aluminium in April 2020, up 2.4% y-o-y. As of end-April, China’s completed primary aluminium capacity reached 41.23 mtpy, with 36.51 mtpy operational – a rate of 88.5%, up 0.7 percentage points m-o-m. As of end-April, domestic primary aluminum…
Baise Mining Group: 35 ktpy Primary Al Maintenance
08/05/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Guangxi Baise Mining Group has five primary aluminium smelters designed with a total of 1.3 mtpy capacity, of which 770 ktpy is presently operational. The company began carrying out maintenance at three smelters last month, involving a total of 35 ktpy capacity and reducing daily output buy…
Yunnan Wenshan: 500 ktpy Hydro-power and Al Project Online
07/05/20 | Aluminium
Cnal News Power supply to Matang Hydro-power and Aluminium’s 500 ktpy project of Yunnan Wenshan Aluminum was successfully achieved on 1st May. The Matang 500 ktpy hydro-power and aluminium project is presently going through a phase of adjustment and commissioning; formal operation was scheduled to begin on 6th May and…
Aladdiny: New Primary Al Projects Progressing
07/05/20 | Aluminium
China Nonferrous Metals News Aladdiny Consultancy has updated information about the progress of new primary aluminium projects in China including: 1. Yunnan Shenhuo. A 900 ktpy capacity quota is in place under the capacity replacement scheme. Phase I of 150 ktpy came online on 22nd February with some output generated…
