Indonesia's first alumina producer turns exporter as maiden shipment leaves for China

<p>The first alumina shipment from Indonesia's first alumina producer left for China on August 12, reported local industry sources. The shipment volume totalled 50,000 tonnes. <br /><br />PT.Well Harvest Winning Alumina Refinery is a joint venture among China's Shandong Hongqiao Group, Indonesia HARITA Group and Singapore Winning International Group. <br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/Indonesia%20alumina.jpg" alt="News" width="275" height="183" /><br /><br />The expansion work at the one million tonnes per annum-capacity alumina refinery has completed recently, but the JV has already been successful in churning out its first alumina output out of its first line (500,000-tpy) on May 9. The second line having 500,00-tpy capacity will be entering operations in June next year.</p>