China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced a list of bauxite, alumina and aluminum mines/producers that have met the entry requirements for the aluminum industry set by the government on January 13.
The list announced by MIIT is the first batch of mines/smelters/producers which have been allowed to mine or produce bauxite, alumina and aluminum.
The five approved bauxite mines comprise four subsidiaries of Aluminum Corporation of China, also known as Chinalco, as well as Yunnan Wenshan Aluminium.
The eight alumina producers that have been approved comprise six subsidiaries under Chinalco, as well as Henan Nonferrous Huiyuan Aluminium and Yunnan Wenshan Aluminium.
Meanwhile, a total of 27 aluminum producers have been approved in the list, such as Chalco Fushun Aluminum, Shanxi Huasheng Aluminum, Yunnan Aluminium.
In addition, Hubei Jinyang Metallurgical is the only recycled aluminum producer that is on the list.
The mines and producers in the list have met the environmental standards set by the government.