05/06/2023
CN Stocks News 2nd June: CSRC (China Securities Regulatory Commission) has approved alumina futures to be registered for trading at the SHFE (Shanghai Futures Exchange). According to previously published trading terms, the trading details are: Alumina futures trading code: AO Trading Unit: 20 t/deal Quotation Unit: RMB/t Minimum changes…05/06/2023
Aladdiny News The fall in alumina prices has recently outpaced that of alumina production costs, seeing fully weighted average domestic alumina production costs at RMB 2,660/t in May and fully weighted average alumina production costs at RMB 2,857/t for inland refineries. With average alumina prices at…05/06/2023
Asian Metal News Ashapura Guinea is to start a new bauxite mine in October 2023. Located in the Boke region, the new mine isinitially designed with 5 mtpy capacity and is 75 km away from an existing port. Ashapura is already operating an existing…02/06/2023
Cnal News Sunstone and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) signed an IMU (Investment Memorandum of Understanding) regarding the development of a carbon anode project in the United Arab Emirates to meet increasing demand in the region. The project will be carried out in two phases with 300…02/06/2023
Aladdiny News 31st May: 35 kt of Australian alumina was traded at USD 335/t FOB WA ports for shipment scheduled late July 2023, down by USD 10/t from USD 345/t at the beginning of May. Based on current sea-freight prices at USD 22.5/t from…02/06/2023
Aladdiny News This week saw increasing alumina transactions on the northern market led by rising supply from new alumina projects in the Bohai rim area (Hebei Wenfeng and Lubei Chemical), and resumptions at Shanxi and Henan refineries. The transactions were large and mainly came from traders…01/06/2023
Aladdiny News China had 44.71 mtpy of completed primary aluminium capacity in May 2023, 41.06 mtpy of which was operational a rate of 92%, up slightly by 0.65% m-o-m. Prices of coal, alumina and carbon anode are all on a downward curve, in particular, rapidly falling…01/06/2023
Aladdiny News China had 102.92 mtpy of completed alumina capacity in May 2023, 86.5 mtpy of which was operational, a rate of 84%, up by 1.7% m-o-m. China produced 7.27 mln t of alumina in May 2023, with daily average production of 234.5 kt,…31/05/2023
Asian Metal News Chalco Zunyi Aluminium began resuming its previously idled 110 ktpy primary aluminium capacity in late March 2023 and intends to return to normal operation of 410 ktpy on 10th June. Designed with 410 ktpy capacity, the company produced 392 kt of…31/05/2023
Asian Metal News Mainstream domestic bauxite (Al2O3 60% min, A/S 5.0) prices increased by RMB 5/t from last Friday to RMB 475~495/t delivered without taxes this week, driven by tightening supply. Industry commentators forecast domestic bauxite price to trend up further in June on tighter supply.
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