Jinjiang Mining Group Plans To Build Primary Aluminium Smelter

Jinjiang Group is considering building a primary aluminium smelter in North China's Inner Mongolia to exploit rich energy resources there, said a senior official from the privately owned company yesterday, sources reported.

The official said that the smelter, which would be located in Huolinguole, would have an annual capacity of 1 million tons, and cost RMB 10 billion.

However, it may not be easy to obtain approval from the central government, which plans to shut down 800000 tons, of old smelting capacity by the end of this year and has vowed not to approve any new smelters in the period from 2009 to 2011 due to overcapacity.

If built, the new facility would be Hanzhou Jinjiang's first primary aluminium plant in China.

China, the world's top producer and consumer of aluminium, will consume 15.9 million tons of the metal this year, 15% more than in 2009.

However, the country's aluminium output is expected to increase 24.7% to 17 million tons.

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