How Much Alumina Capacity Will Chalco (Shandong) Cut in Winter Heating Season? SMM Reports

Published: Oct 12, 2017 17:41
The government of Shandong’s Zibo has released winter cut notice.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 12 (SMM) – The government of Shandong’s Zibo has released winter cut notice.

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Chalco (Shandong), whose total annual alumina capacity is 1.773 million tonnes, was asked to cut alumina capacity by 30% based on the number of production lines during Nov. 15, 2017-Mar. 15, 2018.

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Assuming the company cuts capacity based on production lines with small capacity, it needs to shut down an annual capacity of 310,000 tonnes, 17.5% of its total capacity.  

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