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...
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Hongqiao To Move Additional 1.93 MM MTPA Of Aluminium Smelting Capacity To Yunnan Province
Yet more aluminium capacity is headed south this winter, as Chinese aluminium giant China Hongqiao Group will be relocating 1.93 million metric tons per annum to Yunnan province in the coming months. A notice published by the Yunnan government said the new...
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...
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...
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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 […]
China Hongqiao To Begin Transferring 2 MTPA Of Aluminium Smelting Capacity To Yunnan Next Year
In an effort at reducing its reliance upon coal-generated electricity, China Hongqiao Group Ltd said yesterday it plans to move almost one-third of its smelting capacity to the province of Yunnan in the southwestern portion of the People’s Republic of China. In comments to Reuters at China Aluminium Week, Hongqiao chairman Zhang Bo said the […]
Zhang Bo Succeeds Father As China Hongqiao’s Chairman
Chinese aluminium titan China Hongqiao Group Limited selected Zhang Bo to take the company’s reigns last week, filling the position his father held until his passing the week prior. The younger Zhang’s appointment took effect on Friday, the same day he was named to the post. The 49-year-old executive served as the firm’s Chief Executive […]
China Hongqiao Chairman Zhang Shiping Passes Away At Age 73
Chairman of China Hongqiao Group Limited and aluminium magnate Zhang Shiping passed away late last week at the age of 73. Hongqiao made the announcement on Thursday, noting that he also held the positions on the remuneration committee and the nomination committee at the time of his death. An announcement by his hometown newspaper indicated […]
Hongqiao Mulling Moving Shuttered Aluminium and Alumina Capacity to Indonesia
The most prolific producer of aluminium on Earth is considering relocating its shuttered capacity to overseas destinations. According to its Chief Executive Officer Zhang Bo, China Hongqiao Group Limited is testing the waters regarding the movement of closed capacity to Indonesia, where the company has existing aluminia-refining facilities. Per CEO Zhang, the move “would be […]
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 ...
