COPPER SELF-HEAT FURNACE IGNITED——JINCHUAN

Copper Self—Heat Furnace designedby Russia was ignited in Jinchuan—China's nickel capital on August 22,1994 with the total investment ofRMB37 million yuan.With the operation of the furnace,thecopper production of Jinchuan Cor-     

POWER SHORTAGES REMAIN THE MAIN PROBLEM IN 1996——JINCHUAN

Jinchuan completed its 33,000 tonnes nickel production in 1995 inspite ofpower shortages due to severe drought inthe Summar of 1995.     

NICKEL REVIEW

China's sustained developing national e-conomy guaranteed the business atmo-sphere of its nickel industry.In the firsthalf of 1996,nickel production and con-sumption increased properly,imports in-creased while exports decreased appar-ently.     

The Prospects of China's Nickel Resources

After years of efforts since the 1950s, China's development and use of the nickel resources has gained rapid progress with a relatively complete industry system established. In 2004, China's refined nickel production reached nearly 80,000 tons, which made China the fifth largest nickel producer in the world. China's     

Copper Production of Jinchuan Group Sees Rapid Growth

Last year,Jinchuan Group Co.,Ltd.,the No.1rare metals production base of the nickel,cobaltand platinum family in China produced a totalof 60,500 tons of nickel,102,800 tons of cop-per,15.09 tons of cobalt,14.58 kilograms of     

Xinjiang Nickel Production Topped 10,000 tonnes, with the Potential to Become the Second Largest Production Base in China

On December 26, 2012, as forklifts shipped the 10000th tonne of nickel plate into the finished product warehouse of Xinjiang Nonferrous Group Fukang Smelting Plant, Xinjiang’s annual production of electrolytic nickel for the first time topped 10,000 tonnes. This also laid down solid     

NEWS

China and Cuba will Jointly Build up a Nickel Plant China's Minmetals Corp. will jointly build up a nickel plant in Cuba with its Cuban partner. The new production facilities there is expected to largely increase Cuba's present nickel production of 75,000 tons/year. According to the agreement, China will hold 49 per cent of the share with Cuba holding 51 per cent. In addi-     

FIRST THREE QUARTERS REPORT—By our special correspondent

In the first three quarters of 1994,China's production of ten major non-ferrous metals (See table 2) retained ahigh growth rate,the total of whichwas 2.63 million tonnes,accounting for79.65 per cent of the annual plan,up 11per cent over the same period of lastyear;in which copper was 712,800 T,aluminium 1.028.800 T.lead 286,900T.zinc 674.000 T,nickel 23,500 T.tin40,600 T.     

Researches on the problems in the production of low nickel austenitic stainless steel

Problems encountered in the production of low nickel austenitic stainless steel have been studied. These problems primarily include the changes to the microstructure of the slab during the heating process,the formation and removal of deformation- induced martensite during cold rolling,and the effects of the annealing process on the surface oxide structure. A reasonable manufacturing process has been proposed on the basis of the research results and highquality cold-rolled strips of low nickel austenitic stainless steel have been produced.     

Guangqing Nickel Alloy Project in Yangjiang City with the Investment of 1.7 billion Yuan in Progress

【正】Since the nickel alloy project with the expected annual production capacity of 50,000 tons started in August last year, the No. 1 Project of 2010 has kept a ...     

Nickel Release Rate of Several Nickel-containing Stainless Steels for Jewelries

Nickel-containing stainless steels have been widely applied in watch and jewelry production,and their responses to the Nickel Directive become a universal concern in the industry.The nickel release rates and corrosion behaviors of types 316 L,304,303 and 201stainless steels under the conditions of solid solution and mirror polishing were studied by artificial sweat soaking and electrochemical methods.The results show that the weekly nickel release rates in artificial sweat do not strictly correspond to the nickel contents,which present a descending order as 303 stainless steel of 2.06μg/cm2,201 stainless steel of 1.51μg/cm2,304 stainless steel of 0.08μg/cm2 and 316 L stainless steel of 0.02μg/cm2.Both the nickel release rates of type 303 and 201stainless steels significantly exceed the threshold values regulated in EN1811∶2011;therefore,they should be avoided to be used as watch and jewelry materials owing to the risk of nickel sensitization.The nickel release rates of 316 Land 304stainless steels meet the requirements of the standard.Sulfide inclusions in stainless steel become the sources of pitting and exacerbate the damage of the passivation membrane,which is the significant cause to enhance the nickel release rates.     

CHINA'S NICKEL CAPITAL——JINCHUAN

China's nickel industry started in theyear of 1953 by making crude nickelsulphide from copper electrolyte with theproces of smelting with steam atShanghai Smelter:and then the researching of the extraction of nickel inmetal form from crude nickel sulphide,thus raised the curtain on China's     

Rare earth modified Ni-Si catalysts for hydrogen production from methane decomposition

Different rare earth(RE=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Y) and Cu modified nickel catalysts for hydrogen production from methane decomposition were synthesized by a sol-gel process and method. The catalysts were characterized or analyzed through Brumauer-Emmett-Teller(BET), X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) techniques. And the hydrogen production performance was also evaluated by a fixed-bed and micro-reaction technique with CH4→C+H2 as a probe reaction. The results showed that rare earth modification had played a great role for nickel catalysts, for example, smaller nickel particles, good thermal stability, high activity, etc. La was the best additive among rare earth modification. The SEM of rare earth modified catalysts showed ordered flower-like structure and rare earth modification made the nickel particles move to the surface of catalysts. In addition, the SEM of nano-carbons was also changed by rare earth modification with long, narrow nano-carbon fibers or tubes obtained. Solid carbon formation was prevented by rare earth modification.     

OVERVIEW ON GANSU'S NONFERROUS METALS INDUSTRY

Gansu Province is located in the northwestpart of China.After more than fortyyears of construction,the province hasbecome an important industrial base forChina's nonferrous metals industry.The province is rich in natural resourcessuch as nickel,copper,lead,zinc andrare earth metals.At present,it has the production capacityof 80,000 tons of electrolytic copper     

LEAD AND ZINC STUDIES

China's lead and zinc industry developedrapidly in the period of the Seventh andEighth—Five Year Plan.Lead production increased to 420,800tonnes in 1995 from 296,500 tonnes in1990:zinc production increased to 1.0546million tonnes in 1995 from 551,800tonnes in 1990(based on CNNC officialfigures).     

NICKEL MARKET

NICKEL IN 1994Domestic nickel production in 1994 was31, 190 tonnes, up 7. 1per cent com-pared with the previous year.The reasons for the limited productionrise were the low level of prices ofRMB 50,000 yuan/tonne beforeMay, and, more fundamentally, a     

COPPER MARKET REVIEW—1994

Chinese production of the ten majornonferrous metals rose 12.3 per centyear—on—year in 1994 to 3.7 milliontonnes.     

Overview on China''''s nickel market and the prospects

(Contributed by Xu Aidong of AntaikeInformation Co.)ProduclionAs far as the number of producers isconcerned,China's nickel production isconcentrated in comparison to that of otherbase metals.The main producers areJinchuan Nonferrus Metals Co.,Jinlin NickelCo.,Sichuan Copper and Nickel Co.andXinjiang Nonferrous Metals Co..The total     

Effect on Rare-Earth Element Lanthanum for Bond Strength of Electrodeposited Nickel

The bond strength of electrodeposited nickel from common electroplate liquid and rare-earth electroplate liquid was tested and contrasted. Electrodeposited nickel of high bond strength was obtained by method of electro-plate nickel with one step and special pretreatment on the surface of aluminum-alloy substrate. The bond strength between the aluminum-alloy substrate and the electrodeposited nickel was tested by the method of heat shock. Then the effect on the bond strength of the electrodeposited nickel from rare-earth compound, the thickness of the electrodeposited nickel,temperature and current density were analyzed. The experimental result shows that the bond strength between the aluminum-alloy substrate and the electrodeposited nickel is 26 MPa under the following condition( current density: 0.2 ～ 0.6 A · dm-2, thickness of the nickel electrodeposition: 8 ～ 15 μm, and temperature of the electroplate liquid: 8 ～ 25 ℃ ).     

REBOUND FOR STEEL INDUSTRY——ANALYST

The first quarter of the year could wit-ness a recovery in steel production and acontinuous drop in stockpiles both atsuppliers and end—users,predicts anindustry analyst.