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...
People’s Republic of China
Despite December Restarts, 2019’s Aluminium Production Drop Is China’s First In A Decade
Experts say weak demand and trans-Pacific trade tensions are the culprits for the People’s Republic of China’s first net production drop in aluminium in a decade over the course of 2019. According to numbers published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...
Henan Shenhuo To Begin Ramp-Up Of 150 Thousand MTPA In Yunnan By December 31
Henan Shenhuo Group said last week that it plans to ramp up the first 150 thousand metric tons of aluminium-smelting...
China Imports All-Time High Of 31.1 Thousand Metric Tons Of Unwrought Aluminium Alloy In November
Import data released earlier this week showed marked increases in China’s intake of bauxite, alumina, and unwrought aluminium in recent...
Events
China Issues First Set Of Scrap Aluminium Import Quotas For 2020
Beijing released the first set of imported metal scrap quotas for 2020 earlier this week, establishing a maximum of 550 thousand metric tons of imported metal scrap for use by importers starting next month. On Monday, China’s Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Bureau gave permission for 275,465 metric tons of aluminium scrap and 270,885 metric […]
Facing Tight Supplies, China’s Secondary Aluminium Producers Boosted Operating Rates In November
Despite difficulties with obtaining raw materials in some sectors, total aluminium production in the People’s Republic of China spiked last month, largely in response to increased demand from automakers. Per a survey of producers conducted by Shanghai Metals Market (SMM), operating rates for secondary aluminium producers rose to 62.57 percent last month, which was an […]
China Sets New Set Of Scrap Aluminium Import Quotas To 9,844 Metric Tons Through Year’s End
The government of the People’s Republic of China released a seventh set of quotas for 2019 for the import of scrap aluminium and other scrap metals earlier this week. According to Tuesday’s notice from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment’s China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Bureau, importers may receive another 9,844 metric tons of […]
USITC Confirms Antidumping And Countervailing Duties On Aluminium Cable And Wire Imports From China
On Wednesday the United States government released a determination that below-cost imports of aluminium wire and cable from the People’s Republic of China led to a material injury to American manufacturers, necessitating a long-term imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties against future imports. Acting upon a final determination by the U.S. Commerce Department on the […]
First Payment On Infrastructure-For-Bauxite Deal Made By China To Ghana
After talks last weekend between representatives of the two governments, Ghana confirmed that it is going ahead with a US$2-billion deal with the People’s Republic of China to exchange infrastructure improvements in the West African country for bauxite ore. According to Ghanaian Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, Beijing has already released the first payment on the deal, […]
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 and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their ...
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 ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
