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Bauxite Production Continues In Guinea After Military Coup

Bauxite Production Continues In Guinea After Military Coup

A coup that ousted Guinean president Alpha Conde has resulted in a spike in bauxite prices to an 18-month high, as buyers in China and elsewhere are concerned about the stability of bauxite supplies in post-coup Guinea. President Alpha Conde was ousted...

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Events

Chalco Moves 135 Thousand MTPA To Yunnan Aluminium

Chalco Moves 135 Thousand MTPA To Yunnan Aluminium

State-owned aluminium firm Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) is moving an additional 135 thousand metric tons per annum of aluminium smelting production to its co-affiliate Yunnan Aluminium, the company announced yesterday. This is but the latest in a mass migration to the area, where hydropower is cheap and abundant. Both Chalco and Yunnan Aluminium […]

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Chalco’s First-Half Aluminium Production Falls Behind Rusal To 1.86 MMT

Chalco’s First-Half Aluminium Production Falls Behind Rusal To 1.86 MMT

Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) struggled in the opening half of 2020, as profits fell by 95 percent and its aluminium production fell behind its Russian rival Rusal during the year’s first six months. For the first half of 2020, Chalco smelted 1.86 million metric tons of primary aluminium, off by 30 thousand metric […]

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Chalco Soon To Ship First Bauxite Ore From Guinea Project

Chalco Soon To Ship First Bauxite Ore From Guinea Project

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (Chalco) said late last month that it has begun preparing the first shipment from its bauxite operations in Guinea to China via ocean-going vessel. In a statement given to domestic media, Chalco said the initial shipment would soon arrive at the Fangchenggang port in Guangxi, but the firm did not […]

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Chalco Cutting Alumina Production Rate By A Tenth In “Flexible Production” Measures

Chalco Cutting Alumina Production Rate By A Tenth In “Flexible Production” Measures

The world’s leading producer of alumina said on Thursday that it is entering “flexible production” that will translate into curtailing overall production by a tenth going forward. Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) indicated that cuts would be allocated across three alumina production lines at Shanxi Huaxing and Shanxi New Material in China’s northern reaches. […]

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Chalco Ships First Bauxite From Boffa Mines In Guinea

Chalco Ships First Bauxite From Boffa Mines In Guinea

Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) earlier this week commenced the first shipment of its inaugural batch of bauxite ore from mines in the West African country of Guinea. According to a Chinese ship-tracking website, the first 55 thousand metric tons of bauxite from the project left port on Sunday secured in the cargo holds […]

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