Hongqiao “Progressing Smoothly” At Alumina Refinery Construction In Indonesia
Chinese aluminium behemoth China Hongqiao Group is poised to begin the second phase of construction at its alumina plant in...
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China Hongqiao Aluminium Capacity Move To Yunnan Postponed Due To Power Cuts
The world’s biggest non-state-owned aluminium producer China Hongqiao Group said last week the planned relocation of aluminium capacity to Yunnan has been postponed due to energy limits put in place by the provincial government. Hongqiao chairman Zhang Bo said at Antaike’s China...
Aluminium Price Spike At Shanghai Exchange Prompts CNIA Meeting
Citing an “irrational surge” in aluminium prices, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) met earlier this week to discuss...
China Hongqiao Expected To Move Another 1 MM MTPA To Yunnan Province
More aluminium capacity is moving south in the People’s Republic of China, as sources indicate that China Hongqiao Group is...
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China Hongqiao To Release Carbon-Reduction Goals By Year’s End
The largest private-sector aluminium producer said last week that it plans to publish its targets for cutting carbon emissions along with a roadmap for achieving that end. China Hongqiao Group’s chairman Zhang Bo revealed at the China Development Forum that his firm was partnering with a number of top institutions around the world to establish […]
China’s Primary Aluminium Production Jumps By 7.9 Percent In September
The People’s Republic of China saw a 7.9-percent rise on the year of primary aluminium last month, reaching a total of 3.16 million metric tons according to the National Bureau of Statistics’ numbers released yesterday. Experts chalk up the increase to new capacity coming online over the summer, which pushed the daily average to a […]
China Hongqiao Begins Production At Hydroelectricity-Powered Aluminium Smelter In Yunnan
China’s aluminium smelting leviathan China Hongqiao Group Ltd. said last week it has begun the initial phase of production at an aluminium smelter in Yunnan that is powered via hydroelectricity. The new aluminium plant is run by Hongqiao affiliate Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group and boasts a nameplate capacity of 2.03 million metric tons, per the […]
China Hongqiao Abruptly Quits The International Aluminium Institute
World leading aluminium producer China Hongqiao Group abruptly quit the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) this week, leaving only four years after joining the body. The IAI accounted for almost two-thirds of the bauxite, alumina, and aluminium mined, refined, and smelted throughout the world. However, with Hongqiao’s departure, the firm takes with it around 6.5 million […]
International Aluminium Institute’s Ron Knapp Joins China Hongqiao As International Adviser
World leading aluminium producer China Hongqiao Group Ltd announced late last week the hiring of Ron Knapp to be the firm’s international adviser starting next year. Speaking to reporters at the China Aluminum Week forum in Qingdao on Friday, Knapp said this position will be his next stop after he steps down as International Aluminium […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
