It was reported that side furnace leakage occurred in the electrolytic cell of an aluminum plant in Yongcheng, Henan province, and the high-temperature liquid aluminum flowed into the lower part of the electrolytic cell, causing a fire.
According to the company's announcement, the accident caused the aluminum plant's production capacity of 250,000 tons had been temporarily suspended, and three electrolytic cells were damaged, causing no casualties.
The announcement noted that the aluminum plant had a total capacity of 460,000 tons of electrolytic aluminum, which had been transferred to Yunnan Shenhuo Aluminium Co. At present, the production capacity of 250,000 tons included 210 electrolytic cells, of which 187 were in production and another 23 were under maintenance.
Practitioners said that the accident was a relatively small accident, and the impact on the market was expected to be very limited.
China faces 250,000 tons of electrolytic aluminum production gap
29 May 2019 16:12 reported by Justin Yin
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