Review of the aluminum industry in 2020 | the increase in corporate profits alumina production capacity ceiling formation of recycled aluminum under construction and production capacity of more than 3.3 million tons

In 2020, after the supply-side structural reform, China's aluminum industry withstood multiple tests such as epidemic situation and trade frictions. under the promotion of a new development pattern with the domestic big cycle as the main body and the domestic and international double cycles promoting each other, the aluminum industry as a whole showed a good situation and made remarkable achievements. no matter in the upstream or downstream industries, the profit level of enterprises gradually increased, showing a decline in costs. The good situation of rising profits; The price of raw aluminum increased from 12000 yuan / ton at the beginning of the year to 16000 yuan / ton at the end of the year, the characteristics of double increase in supply and demand of the industry gradually appeared, and the world aluminum market also showed the overall situation of strong at home and weak abroad.

This paper takes an inventory of the transcripts, industrial changes, new construction and construction projects of the upstream and downstream industries of the aluminum industry since 2020, and expects that China's aluminum industry can forge ahead firmly on the road of high-quality development. in the double cycle of new development pattern to further stimulate industrial vitality, seize industrial opportunities, and create more new industrial development situation and new achievements!

The upstream industry has excellent answers.

With the double test of the epidemic situation of COVID-19 and the impact of globalization, in 2020, the upstream industry of China's aluminum industry has shown four major changing trends. they are: the supply of bauxite is mainly overseas, the disorderly investment of alumina leads to the weakening of competitiveness, the layout of primary aluminum industry is transferred to clean energy, and the strong development of recycled aluminum has become a future trend. Among these four major changes, there are joys and sorrows, but the overall development trend of the industry is improving, especially the optimization of industrial structure, energy conservation and environmental protection, the improvement of the level of technology and comprehensive competitiveness can be described as remarkable achievements.

Bauxite: great increase in prospective resources and steady increase in imports

According to relevant statistics, from January to October 2020, China imported 96.04 million tons of bauxite, an increase of 13.6 percent over the same period last year, and is expected to import about 110 million tons for the whole year; domestic bauxite is 36.1 million tons, down 23.42 percent from the same period last year. In the first nine months of 2020, China imported a total of 88.03 million tons of bauxite, an increase of 12.7 percent over the same period last year, and is expected to reach 114 million tons in 2020, an increase of 13.2 percent over the same period last year. China mainly imports bauxite from sixteen or seventeen countries, such as Guinea, Australia, Indonesia, Brazil and so on. The import of bauxite from Guinea will increase year by year in the future.

Bauxite imports and aluminum construction in 2020: in the first three months, Weiqiao bauxite imports were completed in Taoerhe Port District, Binzhou, Shandong Province, an increase of 41.2% over the same period last year, setting a new record for quarterly imports. Yangjiagou Bauxite Mine in Xing County, Shanxi Aluminum Company started construction. In April, Chinalco Guinea Bofa bauxite project 23 km belt transport belt material joint adjustment was successful, marking the full operation of the largest bauxite project invested by China in Guinea. In May, the Guangxi Department of Natural Resources conducted a field acceptance of the "Geological Survey Project of Sedimentary Bauxite in Jingxi-Tianyang area of Guangxi" and predicted that the prospective resources will reach 249 million tons; the amount of overseas bauxite resources is also expanding rapidly. Chinalco Guinea Bofa Bofa bauxite project has about 1.75 billion tons of exploitable resources and can be exploited for 60 years. (PAA), the autonomous port of Abidjan, exports 20, 000 tons of bauxite to China for the first time. Guinea's neighbour C ô te d'Ivoire has also begun shipping bauxite to China, marking a further diversification of importing countries. In June, the launching ceremony of the large-scale intensive survey and exploration project of Zhendanping bauxite mine in Guizhou was held, and the bauxite resources of the project were estimated to exceed 100 million tons to reach the scale of super-large deposits. As of December, about 14 Chinese-funded enterprises have entered Guinea to mine and negotiate bauxite development, more than double the total of about 7 in other countries in the world.

Alumina: the formation of "ceiling" with a production capacity of nearly 90 million tons

According to statistics, as of December 2020, China's alumina production capacity reached 89.15 million tons per year, with an operating capacity of 73 million tons per year, with an operating rate of 82 percent; in the same period in 2019, it was 87.15 million tons per year and 71.55 million tons per year, respectively, with an operating rate of 82 percent. The contradiction of alumina overcapacity in 2020 is prominent. From January to October 2020, China imported 3.148 million tons of alumina, an increase of 205 percent over the same period last year, and exports totaled 140000 tons. Domestic net consumption of alumina was 74.52 million tons.

Progress of putting into production of new alumina production capacity in 2020: Guodian Zhengdao alumina production capacity of 1 million tons / year was officially put into production in April, and the first batch of products were produced in June; Guangxi Huacheng Aluminum Company reached production capacity of 1 million tons / year in October and phase II of 1 million tons / year was put into production in November. Weiqiao Aluminum Power Company Zhanhua Company alumina production capacity of 1 million tons / year was put into production in September. In addition, due to the impact of the epidemic, since March, the production lines that have been suspended and reduced production have gradually resumed production since September. Dongfang hopes that Sanmenxia Aluminum Company will return to full production, and SPIC Shanxi Aluminum Company will also return to full production, with a total return of 1 million tons per year. According to statistics, in 2020, China will increase its alumina production capacity by 4.3 million tons per year, all of which are located in Guangxi and Guizhou.

Alumina-related projects under construction in 2020: 2.4 million tons of alumina project in Zhengan County, Guizhou Province; 2.5 million tons of alumina project in Guangxi Plant of Xinjiang Shihezi Tianshan Aluminum Co., Ltd., 1.7 million tons are under construction in the later stage and are expected to be put into production in 2021. Guizhou Zunyi Industrial Development Alumina Project of National Electric Investment Group was launched and put into production. Zouping Shengao Yuding Aluminum-based New material Co., Ltd. has a successful ignition of 60, 000 tons of fine alumina project, Shandong Dongheng National Fiber New Materials Co., Ltd. has been put into production, with a fiber production capacity of 1000 tons per year. Shanghai Rongrong New material Technology Co., Ltd. aims to build a new alumina continuous fiber industrialization project with an annual output of 300 tons (alumina continuous fiber is a high-precision and cutting-edge material. It is widely used in aerospace engine, semiconductor sintering furnace, special-shaped large structure burning rack and other manufacturing fields); Chinalco Shandong low-sodium microcrystalline material project passed the feasibility study examination, and successfully entered the pre-implementation approval and design preparation stage.

Primary aluminum: energy saving and environmental protection enterprises move westward faster

Under the guidance of the national energy conservation and environmental protection policy, the transfer of the primary aluminum industry to Honghe and Wenshan prefectures in Yunnan, Guangyuan in Sichuan and Baise in Guangxi has accelerated. It is estimated that the primary aluminum production capacity of Yunnan Province will exceed 7.7 million tons per year in 2025, making it the largest aluminum producing province in China. Among them, the first phase of Guangyuan Zhongfu green hydropower aluminum project has been put into production in November 2019 with a production capacity of 250000 tons / year, and the first phase of Yunnan Shenhuo 900000 tons / year green hydropower aluminum integration project has a production capacity of 150000 tons / year in December 2019. by August 2020, the operating capacity has reached 450000 tons / year, and the construction of the second phase has been completed at the end of September, forming a production capacity of 900000 tons per year. In December 2019, Weiqiao Group laid the foundation for Yunnan Green Aluminum Innovation Industrial Park and 2 million t / a hydropower and aluminum project, and established Yunnan Hongtai New Materials Co., Ltd., which started construction with the "lightning speed" never seen in the aluminum industry in the world. September 2020, the first batch of electrolytic cells were put into production. Subsequently, Yunnan Aluminum Heqing Yixin Aluminum Industry Phase II 210000 ton / year electrolytic aluminum project was put into production in January 2020; Matang I hydroelectric aluminum project of Yunnan Wenshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. entered the stage of production and commissioning in May 2020 and full capacity production in September.

The related technologies and processes of electrolytic aluminum will achieve a breakthrough in 2020. Among them, the second-generation tank bottom inspection machine developed by CITIC heavy Industry Kaicheng Intelligent equipment Co., Ltd. was officially put into use in June and achieved good results. the robot can complete the temperature measurement and data reporting of multiple electrolytic cells in a short time, which not only improves the inspection efficiency, but also ensures the security and accuracy of the data. Dongxing aluminum industry successfully started electrolysis with electrolyte instead of cryolite, and carried out an experimental study on the replacement of cryolite in 500kA all-graphitized cathode electrolytic cell, which was successful and popularized. The aluminum reduction cell nonlinear roasting technology and complete sets of equipment jointly completed by Zhengzhou Light Metallurgical Science and Technology, Zhengzhou Zhongshi Sail Technology and Chongqing Tiantai Aluminum Industry have made a new breakthrough. The overall technology of the project has reached the international level, which can prolong the cell life and achieve remarkable benefits in energy saving and emission reduction. The portable real-time measuring instrument of superheat in front of the tank developed by Beijing Core Power Technology Co., Ltd. entered the market in August and is known as the energy-saving artifact of electrolytic aluminum, which can save nearly 10 million yuan a year for the electrolytic aluminum plant. Wencan Aluminum Industry established a 30, 000 tons / year aluminum ash resource utilization production line in July, which can produce 10 kg / kg aluminum ash for every 1 ton of primary aluminum. The production line can handle 30, 000 tons of aluminum ash per year, increase alumina production by about 20, 000 tons per year, eliminate 1000 tons of organic matter in alumina system, and nearly 3 million standard cubic meters of hydrogen, which indicates that China's aluminum ash treatment has entered a new stage of harmless resource recycling.

High purity aluminum: production capacity under construction reaches a record high of 100000 tons per year

High purity aluminum and its products are widely used in electrolytic capacitors, mirror decorative panels, storage plates, semiconductor products, tobacco, food packaging, military and aviation industries because of their excellent corrosion resistance, plasticity, electrical conductivity, reflectivity and non-toxicity. Since 2020, with the growth of related application demand, the production capacity of high purity aluminum under construction has achieved a breakthrough, reaching an all-time high.

The construction capacity includes: Xinjiang Tianshan Aluminum Industry Tianzhan new material ultra-high purity aluminum 60,000 tons project, Baotou Aluminum (Group) Company newly built 10,000 tons fine aluminum production line, so far Baotou Aluminum Industry has a total production capacity of 50,000 tons / year, is currently the world's largest single high purity aluminum production enterprise; Pingguo aluminum "refined aluminum preparation technology research and application" science and technology research and development project, this technology can use pingguo aluminum 76 500kA electrolytic cells to directly extract 99.86% of refined aluminum; Ningbo Jinyue New Materials Company 2000 tons / year electronic grade ultra-high purity aluminum and 30,000 tons / year high-quality aluminum alloy industrialization project began construction in Chaiqiao street.

Recycled aluminum: production capacity under construction and commissioning exceeds 3.3 million tons / year

China's recycled aluminum industry started relatively late, but in recent years, with the rapid development of China's aluminum industry, the recycled aluminum industry has gradually formed a scale, the emergence of a large number of excellent enterprises, and rapid development and growth.

New project of recycled aluminum in 2020: in March, Zhejiang Xinyue holding Group Company signed a contract to invest 2 billion yuan to build a 200000 ton / year recycled aluminum project in Guixi City, Jiangxi Province. Located in Shanxi Luliang Xing County Economic and technological Development Zone, Chen Gong Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd. and American Sunshine Development Group Co., Ltd. cooperate with 320000 tons / year solid waste comprehensive utilization project, with a total investment of 1.08 billion yuan, completed in three phases, and expected to reach production and efficiency in 42 months, and the 50, 000-ton 9.5mm continuous casting and rolling project, with a total investment of 120 million yuan, is scheduled to form production capacity in December 2020. In April, Fujian began the construction of the Lehuangyuan recycled aluminum project, with a total construction area of 158000 square meters, a recycled aluminum production capacity of 200000 tons / year, an annual output value of 2.1 billion yuan, and two phases of construction. Jiangsu Hongshun Aluminum Industry 200000 tons / year recycled aluminum project was approved by the province and planned to invest 200 million yuan in two phases of construction. In May, Yunnan Yunxian Industrial Park started the 100000 ton / year recycled aluminum project, which is scheduled to be completed and put into production in 2021. Jiayuan Aluminum Industry has an annual output of 100000 tons of recycled alloy ingots, 50, 000 tons of industrial aluminum alloy materials and 200000 sets of refined aluminum alloy series products in the second phase of Suixi Development Zone, with a total investment of 250 million yuan. In June, the "Gongyi Xinge aluminum water project with an annual output of 200000 tons and Gongyi Xinge new materials 100000 tons aluminum processing and recycling project" introduced by Yulian Group started construction, which is divided into three phases. After all the projects reach production, the business income can be achieved of 2.6 billion yuan per year. In October, Shanghai Ruige Metal New Materials invested 500 million yuan to build a 300000-ton recycled aluminum project with a total construction period of two years, using the idle 270mu factory in Wenxi County, Shanxi Province. the projects are: 300000 tons of recycled aluminum alloy ingots (liquid), 50, 000 tons of high-performance magnesium alloy ingots, 20, 000 tons of aluminum alloy round ingots, 20, 000 tons of magnesium alloy ingots, 20, 000 tons of aluminum alloy master alloy, and 300000 tons of aluminum alloy die-casting production line. The annual output value is about 5.41 billion yuan, and more than 1500 people are employed. The first phase of recycled aluminum production capacity of 100000 tons will be put into production in April 2021.

New production project of recycled aluminum in 2020: Zouping 300000 tons / year recycled aluminum project of Xinge Group was put into production in January 2020, with a total investment of 600 million yuan, which was implemented in three phases using the existing workshop of Weiqiao Entrepreneurship Group. after completion, it has an annual output of 150000 tons of 3104 alloy aluminum water and 6063 alloy aluminum water of 150000 tons, and has the ability to deal with 100000 tons of secondary aluminum ash. The 100000 tons / year recycled aluminum intensive processing project of Meijia Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd., Dajia Industrial Park, Gutian County, Fujian Province, was completed and put into production on May 24th. The first phase of the 300000 ton / year recycled aluminum project of Luoyang Xige Electric Automation Company was put into production at the end of August. The second phase is scheduled to be put into production in December 2022. Hubei Shunbo Alloy Company 200000 tons / year recycled aluminum alloy project of 100000 tons / year has been put into operation in October, and the remaining 50, 000 tons / year, will be put into production in the first quarter of 2021; by the end of October, Yunnan Zhongli Aluminum Company 100000 tons / year recycled aluminum project has been established in Dongchuan re-employment characteristic Industrial Park, covering an area of 16 mu, with an estimated investment of 150 million yuan, and will be put into production in December 2021.

Carbon: capacity continues to expand and operating rate declines

At present, domestic carbon manufacturers are mainly concentrated in Shanxi, Henan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places, with a high degree of industrial concentration. Since the beginning of this year, the new production capacity of the carbon industry has continued to expand, but the operating rate has shown a downward trend.

The new production capacity in 2020 includes: in March, Yunnan Aluminum Haixin anode Assembly Phase I automatic production line was put into production, which can meet the annual production demand of 500000 tons of original aluminum anode carbon blocks; in April, Yunnan Aluminum Yuanyuan Xin Aluminum Co., Ltd. the second phase of anode carbon was put into production; in May, the 280000 tons / year carbon potential creation project of Shanxi New Materials Company in Yuancheng City of Shanxi Province passed the acceptance of environmental protection. In August, Chongqing Jinqi carbon Co., Ltd., 160000 tons / year carbon project ignition put into production; Tianshan Aluminum Company South Xinjiang Alar 300000 tons pre-baked anode project ignition put into production; Luxing carbon Company's total scale of 600000 tons pre-baked production line 150000 tons pre-baked anode construction, expected to achieve ignition in June 2021.

The downstream industry has made remarkable achievements.

China's aluminum industry has a complete industrial chain, complete categories and perfect supporting facilities. especially in the rapid development in recent years, the cluster development model of aluminum processing industry has emerged, the overall comprehensive cost has been further reduced, and the international competitiveness of the industry has been gradually enhanced. In 2020, with the outbreak of the epidemic and the intensification of trade frictions, the aluminum processing industry has encountered unprecedented challenges, but the industry as a whole is still strong and has formed a good trend of development.

According to statistics, the total output of aluminum will reach 35.8 million tons in 2020, an increase of 2% over the same period last year. Among them, plate and strip accounted for about 30%, extruded material accounted for about 45% (including tube and bar), aluminum foil accounted for about 12%, wire accounted for about 8%, and other accounted for about 5%. From January to October 2020, China exported a total of 3.781 million tons of aluminum, down 11.9% from the same period last year. Of this total, exports of plate and strip were 1.923 million tons, down 12.7 percent from the same period last year; exports of extruded materials were 804000 tons, down 17.1 percent from the same period last year; and exports of aluminum foil were 1.023 million tons, down 5.5 percent from the same period last year. Exports of aluminum products totaled 1.983 million tons, a slight increase of 0.8 percent over the same period last year, and imports totaled 35000 tons, down 7.6 percent. It should be pointed out here that the data is lower than the relevant data of the relevant departments.

Plate and strip: the investment of the project under construction is nearly 20 billion yuan.

The scale of China's aluminum plate and strip industry is the largest in the world, among which ordinary aluminum alloy plate and strip has occupied a place in the global market by virtue of its comprehensive advantages, forming a strong international competitiveness. Since 2020, the aluminum alloy plate and strip industry has developed rapidly, and is gradually moving towards the direction of high-end production. in the field of high-end aluminum, the gap between China and developed countries is gradually narrowing.

With the continuous strengthening of China's manufacturing capacity and the continuous improvement of the localization rate of equipment, there are many kinds of new projects for aluminum alloy plate and strip in 2020, including: in July, the last batch of double-roll casting-rolling line of Tiancheng color aluminum strip of Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company in the world was put into production. by now, all 60 production lines of the company have been put into production, with a total production capacity of 600000 tons per year. Shanghai Baosteel Packaging has built a new intelligent aluminum cans production line in Lanzhou, with a total investment of 400 million yuan, covering an area of 100 mu, with a production capacity of 800 million cans per year, which was put into production in March 2021. The 30-ton casting production line of Baowu aluminum melting and casting workshop in Sanmenxia is expected to reach the design production capacity in January 2021, with a finished product rate of 91%. In August, Yulian Group added a new cold rolling mill and began to install it, the products are tank body material, can cover material and aluminum foil billet; Nannan Aluminum processes 6016 aluminum alloy automobile engine hood outer plate and door inner plate into mass production, the former supplies Xiaopeng P7 car, the latter supplies Hyundai Gaines. In September, Chongqing Jiulong Wanbote aluminum new material project started construction, with a total investment of 7.5 billion yuan and planned to be put into production in December 2021. Wanji holding Group has an annual output of 120000 tons of high-end double zero foil casting and rolling billet construction, with an investment of 450 million yuan, covering an area of 93 mu. 10 casting-rolling lines were built and put into production in 2021, with a sales income of 1.8 billion yuan per year. In October, the first phase of the production line of aluminum-based alloy plate and strip with an annual output of 100000 tons in Xingren City, Guizhou Province was put into production, with an investment of 180 million yuan in the first phase, forming an annual production capacity of 60, 000 tons. Guangxi Debao County Dede Company annual output of 200000 tons of special high-end aluminum processing project in Maai Aluminum Industrial Park, Debao County, the leading products are high-precision round ingots, aluminum rods, aluminum plates and other high-end special aluminum alloy, with an output value of 3 billion yuan. In November, the first domestic production line of aluminum profile roller bottom furnace was successfully commissioned in Nannan aluminum processing, and the first domestic large-scale high-end high-precision aluminum alloy sheet air cushion furnace has completed the detailed design and entered the manufacturing stage, and is scheduled to be put into production in 2021. In December, Baowu Aluminum Industry 300000 tons / year high-precision aluminum plate and strip project was fully put into production, with an investment of nearly 7 billion yuan, covering an area of 790mu, with a design capacity of 80, 000 tons / year for aluminum alloy automobile plate, 50, 000 tons / year for aluminum alloy medium and thick plate, and 170000 tons / year for aluminum alloy plate and strip.

Aluminum foil: a record production capacity of high-end aluminum foil under construction

In recent years, China's aluminum foil industry has developed into the largest in the world, the world's leading technology, and the overall development level of the industry is comparable to that of developed countries. Among them, it should be pointed out that China is the world leader in the production of aluminum foil with cast-rolled strip billet, and it is the only country in the world that can produce ultra-thin capacitors with wide aluminum foil of 1.1m and thickness of 0.004 mm. In 2020, the aluminum foil industry has a stable development, has a strong competitive advantage in the world, and has a strong export strength.

In 2020, the new production capacity of the aluminum foil industry reached 1.65 million tons per year, a record high. The new projects are as follows: China's first automatic foil production line was launched in Xinjiang Zhonghe Digital New Materials Industry Park, fully realizing the whole process data monitoring, intelligent operation, intelligent production and intelligent warehousing of the production line. compared with the traditional foil production mode, the automation of the new production process is 90%, the data acquisition rate is 99%, and the production capacity is increased by 30%. Wanshun New Materials Co., Ltd. will invest in the production project of high-precision electronic aluminum foil with an annual output of 72000 tons. Ruyuan Dongguang you Aixijie fine foil company "annual output of 40,000 tons of high-precision aluminum foil new material project" the first rolling mill R32 has been installed, the total investment of the project is 600 million yuan, after completion, the production capacity of aluminum plate, strip and foil can reach 150000 tons / year, the new output value is more than 1 billion yuan / year, the products will fill the domestic gap of such products and solve the current situation of China's high-end battery foil import. Shenhuo Aluminum foil Company 105000 tons / year high-end double zero foil project put into production, product positioning of high-end double zero foil, electronic foil, pharmaceutical foil, more than 70% of the products are supplied to the high-end market. Among the main production equipment, 6 foil mills, 8 coiling machines and 2 work roll grinders are imported from Germany. It is the largest aluminum foil manufacturer in China's aluminum foil industry with the largest number of imported equipment and one-time construction. Hu Yanghe City, the seventh division of Xinjiang, signed a contract for 500 million yuan of electronic aluminum foil project. The investor is Guangxi Hezhou Guidong Electronic Technology Company, which will build 100 electronic foil production lines in two phases, and the first phase will be put into production in June 2021. Jinyu aluminum-based new material industry project in Congyang County, Anhui Province has signed a construction agreement, with a total investment of 2.1 billion yuan and a construction area of 92100 square meters. after it is completed and reaches production, it will add 190000 tons of aluminum foil production capacity per year. The first rolling mill of the 50000 t / an aluminum foil project invested by Lanzhou New area Aluminum Co., Ltd. will be put into production in September 2021; the first phase of the 200000 t / an aluminum foil project invested by Lanzhou New area Commercial Investment Group has been contracted with China Color Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

Extruded materials: more than 20 new projects have been put into production

China's aluminum extrusion materials have a strong international competitiveness, the number of large extruders above 45MN is more than 127. it is unique in the world and can provide the most complete variety of products and the most advanced technology in the world. Based on the highly competitive industry in China, more than 20 new projects of aluminum extruded materials were put into production in 2020, which further established the leading production and processing strength of aluminum extruded materials in the world.

The new projects include: Qinghai Haiyuan Aluminum New Materials Co., Ltd. Electric wire 50,000t / year project; Chinalco Sapa Special Aluminum (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. 40MN high-end aluminum alloy intelligent production line project; Guizhou Liupanshui Shuicheng Economic Development Zone Jiuheng Aluminum Company 30,000t / year building energy-saving profiles and industrial profiles project; Northwest Aluminum processing Company 8MN die forging machine project; Baise Rainbow Aluminum Co., Ltd. produces 100000 tons of large cross-section aluminum alloy profiles and high-precision bars; Guangxi Laibin Yinhai Aluminum Alloy processing Co., Ltd., 300000 tons / year aluminum round ingot project; Shandong Xingchen Aluminum Technology Co., Ltd. XCNM nanometer aluminum alloy 300000 tons / year project; Shandong Innovation Metal Company 800000 tons high-strength and high-toughness aluminum alloy round ingot casting project, a total of 7 production lines; Guizhou Shuntai Aluminum New Materials Co., Ltd. has an annual output of 60,000 tons of aluminum profiles and deep processing products.

The projects under construction of aluminum extruded materials in 2020 include: Tongchuan Dongjiahe Circular economy Industrial Park 80,000 tons / year aluminum alloy wire project, with a total investment of 320 million yuan, producing 1-8 series aluminum alloy wires for the manufacture of cables, rivets, welding rods, etc. Fujian Fenan Aluminum Industry signed a contract for 200000 tons / year new aluminum profile project in Hejiang, Sichuan Province, with two phases of construction, 120000 tons / year in the first phase. The largest aluminum alloy processing material project under construction-Daqing Yugang Longquan aluminum alloy processing material project; Baoji Dragon Hengda Aluminum Co., Ltd. plans to start construction of 10 6MN~26MN extrusion lines, which will be put into production in December 2021; Hunan Yueyang Shenglu Shenglu Aluminum Co., Ltd. continues to build 30,000t / a construction aluminum profiles and 5G communication base material project, which is divided into two phases, with a total construction area of 41600 square meters. The high-performance special aluminum project of Huajian Aluminium Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 1.6 billion yuan, has a production capacity of 150000 tons per year, including a new intensive processing production line, a fully automatic surface treatment center and an intelligent packaging and storage system. Yatong Science and Technology Company signed a contract with Haian Economic and technological Development Zone to invest 600 million yuan to build aluminum alloy extrusion products. Hunan Huahao New Materials Company laid the foundation for the precision processing project of aluminum round ingots, aluminum profiles and industrial aluminum profiles with a total investment of 300 million yuan. Weiqiao Entrepreneurship Group and Jiangsu Lide Aluminum Company signed an aluminum alloy project with an annual output of 320000 tons of new energy solar power station. Anhui Xuancheng Economic and technological Development Zone Huilong Aluminum Co., Ltd. started the 100000 ton / year aluminum profile project, which is scheduled to be put into production in August 2021. Shaanxi Liangdingrui has an annual output of 80,000 tons of new special aluminum wire project, which will be put into production in early 2021.

Deep processing: nearly 30 projects under construction and production

The aluminum deep processing field can be described as a series of surprises in 2020, with nearly 30 projects under construction and put into production, with a rare scale, mainly in the aluminum industry, such as Chinalco, Baosteel, Weiqiao, Zhongwang and so on.

The brief list is as follows: the second phase of aluminum-based new materials of Chinalco Qilu Industrial Park was listed on the list of major construction projects in 2020, with a total investment of 5.1 billion yuan, with an annual output of 850000 tons of aluminum-based new materials, with an estimated annual operating income of 7.2 billion yuan. The Weiqiao lightweight base has built a full-process automobile R & D and manufacturing base. Three projects have been piled up in January 2020, with an annual production capacity of 17 million lightweight structural components in Guangzhou and Germany respectively. Suzhou Aojie has an annual output of 500000 all-aluminum body assemblies and Weiqiao lightweight pilot base, with a total investment of 2.5 billion yuan, including 1.7 billion yuan for the Hede project and 25 sets of extrusion casting machines. the first phase of the project has been put into production in October 2020, all of which have reached production. The demand for aluminum melt is about 45000 tons per year. Zhongwang Group speeds up the construction of the deep processing component project of Henan Zhongwang Aluminum Alloy intensive Plus Company of Liaoning Zhongwang Group with an annual output of 1 million tons. Sitong New Materials Co., Ltd. built a new 5G lightweight aluminum alloy material project for communication equipment in Anyi Town, Baoying County, Yangzhou City. The first phase of the project of Zhongqiang Aluminum Technology Co., Ltd. of Guangxi Ping Aluminum Group has been put into production, with an annual output of 5 million square meters and 100000 aluminum carriages. the factory is located in Guigang Industrial Park with a total investment of 3.5 billion yuan, and the second phase is under construction. In November 2020, the Chinese Academy of launch vehicle Technology announced that 703 has led the joint development of China's first integral-formed "3.35m aluminum-lithium alloy fuel tank bottom" and is trial-producing the "5m aluminum-lithium alloy tank bottom". At present, only China, the United States, Japan and Europe master this technology in the world.