INTL AL CONF: Spotlight on sustainability as China Hongqiao relocates over 2mln tonnes in 'most dramatic shift in Hongqiao aluminium story'

September 03, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

China Hongqiao, the world's largest producer of primary aluminium, has completed the first stage of its transition of over 2 million tonnes of aluminium production from Shandong to the company's hydro-powered smelter in China's Yunnan Province, it was announced during Fastmarkets International Aluminium conference this week.

Speaking at the conference on Thursday September 2, Ron Knapp, international adviser at China Hongqiao Group provided an update on the company's ambitious capacity transition.The Yunnan Hongtai plant will comprise two 600-kiloampere (kA) potlines and a further four 440-kA potlines, with a total capacity of over 2 million tpy."The first stage of a 440-kA potline was energized in September 2020," Knapp said during the presentation. "The construction...

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