Asset Report
Gansu Hualu (Baiyin) aluminium smelter
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Report summary
As one of the oldest aluminium smelters in China, Baiyin plant utilised 140 cells relocated from Showa Light Metals' Chiba smelter in Japan. The smelter then maintained stable operation for 26 years and developed to 230 ktpa capacity during this period. It was shut down in 2015. Chalco internally transferred all capacity quotas to other aluminium projects by 2017. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating a number of granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key Issues
- Alumina Sources
- Anode Source
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Power
- Power Type
- Power Source
- Power Supplier
- Power Contract
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