China’s aluminium export surge in the first half (H1) of 2026, crossing 250,000 tonnes, has come with a surge in its alumina imports as well, feeding the smelting and primary aluminium production. China’s January-June alumina imports marked a drastic year-on-year surge of about 749.4 per cent,...
On July 23, 2026, a delegation from Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) conducted an on-site visit to TRAN HONG QUAN METALLURGY Co., Ltd. (THQ) in Vietnam. The delegation included: Logan Lu, CEO of SMM Cason Lou, Director of Aluminium Processing, Marketing Department Lexi Chen, Key Account Manager for...
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On September 11, 2018, Viet Phuong Group (VPG) of Vietnam reportedly inked a contract with the Lao Government for exploiting and processing bauxite ore and building an alumina factory in Sekong province of Laos, in presence of VPG General Director Phuong Minh Hue. Hue thanked the authorities of...
According to a report from the Dak Nong Aluminum Company of Vietnam, its Nhan Co Alumina plant in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong earned more than 3.2 trillion VND (US$141 million) in revenue in the first half of 2018. The company belongs to the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral...
Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK), announced the completion of its subsidiary’s new aluminium cans facility in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. The new Hanacans factory is its second production base in Vietnam, with an annual production capacity of 700...
Australia's aluminium industry is a highly integrated sector of mining, refining, smelting and semi-fabrication centres. It has four major aluminium smelters- all operated by the biggest names in the global aluminium industry. Raw aluminium accounts for 19 per cent of the total exports of the...
Vietnam’s imports of aluminium bar rods and profiles increased during the last three years. The country imported about 2 million tonnes of aluminium bar rods and profiles in 2017. The figure represented an increase from the previous year’s import volume when it reached 1.5 million tonnes. The...
Vietnam’s exports of commodities increased to US$19800 million in March 2018, from US$143300 million in February 2018. The country’s export of aluminium wire increased in volume in 2017 when compared to 2016 data. Vietnam’s exports of aluminium wire are projected to decline in 2018. As per global...
Due to ongoing winter-heating season and resultant aluminium smelting cuts, bauxite demand in China domestic market has declined marginally. As a result, bauxite imports dropped in January to 7,037,633 tonnes from 7,163,056 tonnes in December last year. China’s total bauxite import for the...
China’s aluminium alloy export volumes increased by 5.31 per cent year-on-year in December, according to China’s customs data. The country shipped 44,369 tonnes of aluminium alloy last month. Image Source: Shanghai Metals Market Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam were the top importers of country’s...
As per General Department of Customs (GDC) data, Vietnam exported 4.4 million tonnes of ores and industrial minerals worth $167 million in 2017. Exports to China alone- 3.5 million tonnes accounted for 85 per cent of the total export. The quantity of bauxite exported to China totalled 343362...
Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) sought new trade protections against Chinese imports on Tuesday through its Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee (AEFTC), while filing a circumvention petition against China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd and its affiliates of evading anti-dumping and anti-subsidy...
The Dak Nong Aluminum Company has produced 501,000 tonnes of aluminium from its Nhan Co AluminIum Plant so far this year. The Dak Nong Aluminum Company is a part of the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin). The Dak Nong Aluminum Company has earned approximately 185 million...
According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), aluminium bars are the 177th most traded product and the 741st most complex product. Aluminium bars represents 4.2 per cent of total imports of Vietnam. In 2016, the import of aluminium bar rods and profiles increased both volume and value-wise when...
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has signed a three-year alumina supply agreement with Vinacomin, a Vietnamese state-owned firm. Under the agreement, Vinacomin will supply EGA with up to 300,000 tonnes of alumina per year....
China’s imports of alumina increased 21 per cent year-on year to 277,674 tonnes in October. For the ten months from January to October 2017, imports were up at 2.51 million tonnes, according to the latest import-export data published by China General Customs. In October, Australia and Vietnam were...
China’s imports of alumina increased in the month of August. The country’s imports of alumina totalled 287,138 tonnes in August 2017, up 123 per cent year-on year. During January-August, imports were down at 1.95 million tonnes, according to the latest import-export data published by China General...
Provincial authorities of Dak Nong in Vietnam said Wednesday, August 30, that the total tax to be collected from the Nhan Co alumina refinery in 2017 is estimated to come down form what was expected of it. The estimated amount stands at VND107.39 billion against an expected VND437.761 billion. The...
China, being a net importer of alumina, witnessed an increase in alumina import in July 2017, according to the latest import-export data published by China General Customs. China’s import of alumina totalled 284,504 tonnes in July 2017, up 29.36 per cent year-on year. January-July imports were down...
<p>Indonesia’s stepping back from bauxite export market saw many countries leveraging the opportunity and making it big over the years. Guinea came up in a big way, and there were the quintessential big players like Australia, Brazil, followed by China and India. One country that lagged...
