November 20, 2008

Shanxi Guanlu starts trial production at new aluminum facility

Interfax China reported that Shenzhen listed Shanxi Guanlu Co Ltd recently commenced trial production at its 12,000 tonnes refined aluminum facility in northern China's Shanxi Province.

An official with Shanxi Guanlu's board secretariat office said that "The first batch of 34 electrolytic cells are in operation, while the remaining 32 cells will be utilized gradually until the whole facility comes online in the first half of 2009."

He said that "Although the company is currently under pressure from a slight power supply shortage, we are prioritizing the operation of the new facility, which is estimated to produce 4,000 tonnes of refined aluminum in 2008."