Domestic Bx Inventory Continues to Fall
06/03/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News Domestic bauxite inventory continues to decline in China, falling to 7.66 mln t by end-February 2020, down 36.31% m-o-m and down 30.97% y-o-y. Regionally, inventories levels are: Shanxi 2.96 mln t, Guangxi 1.93 mln t, Henan 1.33 mln t, and Guizhou 1.15 mln t, down by 35.88%,…
China’s Imported Bx Inventory down by 1.74% m-o-m
03/03/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News China’s imported bauxite inventory was 26.6 mln t by the end of January 2020, down 1.74% m-o-m, and down 18.64% y-o-y. Of this figure, imported bauxite inventory was 23.4 mln t in Shandong, 1.37 mln t in Shanxi and 990 kt in Henan, falls of 1.06%, 12.74%…
Chalco: First Bx Shipment from Boffa Guinea Arrives at Rizhao Port
27/02/20 | Bauxite
China Nonferrous Metals News 24th February 2020: 54 kt of bauxite produced at Chalco’s Boffa project in Guinea was loaded onto COSCO’s (China COSCO Shipping Group) ‘Qushanhai’ vessel and arrived at Rizhao Port China, marking the first shipment from Chalco’s Boffa project to China. The bauxite will be transported to…
China’s Bx Imports Exceed 100 mln t in 2019
24/02/20 | Bauxite
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 24th February, SMM: China imported 100.66 mln t of bauxite in 2019, up by 21.91% y-o-y from 82.57 mln t in 2018. Guinea, Australia, and Indonesia consolidated their positions as the top three exporters to China with a combined volume accounting for 94% of China’s total…
Mining Right Approval for Qiaoye Bx Mine in Tianyang Guangxi
19/02/20 | Bauxite
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 17th February: Guangxi Tianyang Jinchun Investment Co. Ltd’s Qiaoye bauxite mine has been granted mining rights approval by the Department of Natural Resources of Guangxi. Qiaoye bauxite mine is located at Wu Village, Tianyang County, Guangxi, covering an area of 18.69 km2. The mining rights…
Two Bx Shipments Transported by Jizhong Logistics Arrive at Lianyungang
04/02/20 | Bauxite
Ministry of Commerce Two loads of Guinean bauxite, shipped by Jizhong Energy International Logistics Co. Ltd, have arrived at Lianyungang Port Jiangsu. The bauxite is bound for Kaiman Aluminium under the Jinjiang Group. The first shipment of 170 kt Guinean arrived on 24th January and the second of 200 kt…
China Dec. Bx Imports 8.88 mln t, Aa 406.9 kt
Cnal News China Customs: China imported 8.88 mln t of bauxite in December 2019, up 23% m-o-m and up 23% y-o-y. Australia was the largest bauxite supplier to China with 3.73 mln t. Guinea is in second place with 3.23 mln t exports in December 2019. China imported 406.9 kt…
Henan Kaiman Stops Using Imported Bx
Asian Metal News 22 January: Henan Kaiman, designed with 2.2 mtpy alumina capacity stopped using imported bauxite early January 2020. According to an inside source, Kaiman presently has five alumina production lines, four are reliant on domestic bauxite. The company started using imported bauxite (gibbsite) after completing the HT/LT conversion…
Wenshan Al: New Bx Mine Development in Feb.
20/01/20 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Wenshan Aluminium in Yunnan currently has three bauxite mines in Yunnan with total mining capacity of 2 mtpy. The company is set to develop a new bauxite mine with resource reserves of 5 mln t located about 30 km away from its alumina refinery. The company produced…
