Bauxite kilns in Xiaoyi suspended on local environmental regulations

摘要

Bauxite calcination kilns in the city of Xiaoyi, in China’s Shanxi province, remained at a standstill following the normal autumnwinter shutdown because of the local government’s continuing anti-pollution drive, according to market sources. The blanket regional operations shutdown in Xiaoyi, a major production hub for refractory-grade bauxite in Shanxi province, was imposed just when market participants expected that normal operations would resume after the strict autumn-winter shutdown. No end-sdate for the closures in Xiaoyi has been indicated, but views from sources who spoke to Fastmarkets provided a general idea of what is happening in the area.