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China’s Yunnan Initiates Aluminium Production Cuts Due to Dry Season

China’s Yunnan Initiates Aluminium Production Cuts Due to Dry Season

Chinese aluminium smelters located in the Yunnan province of southwestern China began reducing their production capacity by an aggregate of 1.15 million metric tons (equivalent to about 1.27 million short tons) this week. This reduction is in response to production curbs which...

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Power Rationing In Yunnan Spells Aluminium Production Cuts In China

Aluminium smelters in the People’s Republic of China are expected to pare down production in the coming weeks thanks to imminent power rationing in Yunnan. Industry media reported that power cuts began last week, and local aluminium smelters will be compelled to reduce production by around 650 thousand metric tons per annum. Further power cuts […]

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 International Aluminium Week on Wednesday that the move of 3 million metric tons […]