Business Visits
Asian Metal visits GIG Lingang, Beibu Gulf Port,Haiyi Trading
On March 7th, 2024, Mr. Friday Gao, the Chief Consultant of Asian Metal, visited GIG Lingang, Beibu Gulf Port, Haiyi Trading and were warmly received by the companies above.
On the morning of March 7, Mr. Friday Gao first visited GIG Lingang Industrial Co. and had a pleasant meeting with the Vice General Manager Mr. Zhenhua Tang. After Mr. Zhenhua Tang introduced their alumina refinery building plan progress in Guangxi and the corresponding imported bauxite purchase strategy, Mr. Friday Gao analyzed the global bauxite supply structure, especially the bauxite supply from Guinea, and reviewed China's bauxite import history briefly. In terms of the upcoming 14th Aluminum Raw Materials Summit on May 23-24 in Guangzhou, China, Mr. Tang hopes to attend the summit for more bauxite supply resources.
From left: Friday Gao, Zhenhua Tang
Then Mr. Friday Gao visited Beibu Gulf Port Holdings Co., and met with Mr. Zhenqiang Qin, the Vice General Manager of Business Operation Center. Mr. Zhenqiang Qin expressed that their group has three ports, namely Fangcheng port, Qinzhou port and Beihai port. Because of the increased demand for imported bauxite in Guangxi, their bauxite handling volume increased quickly over the past three years. After Mr. Friday Gao introduced the newly-planned alumina projects in Guangxi and forecasted the demand increase for imported bauxite in south China in the coming two years, Mr. Zhenqiang Qin expressed his interest in the 14th Aluminum Raw Materials Summit to be held on May 23-24 in Guangzhou of China.
On the afternoon of March 7, Mr. Friday Gao visited Guangxi Haiyi Trading Co., and had a pleasant meeting with the company's Deputy General Manager Mr. Xinglu Chen and Manager Mr. Baiyuan Liang. Mr. Xinglu Chen introduced that they focus on trade of alumina and plan to start imported bauxite trading because of the growing demand in China. After he expressed his opinion on the alumina price movement in March, Mr. Friday Gao analyzed the current alumina market and introduced the imported bauxite market like latest prices, supply volume from various countries, etc. The company has been referring to the bauxite and alumina market information published in Asian Metal for years and would attend the 14th Aluminum Raw Materials Summit to be held on May 23-24 in Guangzhou, China for bauxite trading opportunities.
