(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Guangxi Baise Epidemic Disperses "South China Aluminum Capital" Industry Vitality Reappears

　　China News Agency, Guangxi Baise, February 19th: The epidemic situation in Baise, Guangxi has dissipated, and the vitality of the "South China Aluminum Capital" industry has reappeared

　　China News Agency reporter Chen Qiuxia and Yang Qiang

　　The latest official notification shows that from 0:00 to 24:00 on February 18, there were no new local confirmed cases in Baise City, Guangxi, the "Southern Aluminum Capital".

So far, Baise City has achieved zero new community infections, zero nosocomial infections, and zero new close and sub-close contacts for two consecutive days.

After the current round of the epidemic was gradually brought under control, the production of more than 75% of the aluminum-related enterprises above designated size in Baise City has returned to normal.

　　"This round of epidemic has a certain impact on the aluminum industry chain in Baise." On the afternoon of February 18, Xu Fei, chairman of Guangxi Baise Yinhai Aluminum Co., Ltd., said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency: "Guangxi Huayin Aluminum Co., Ltd. The company's Debao County plant stopped production, resulting in a reduction in upstream alumina production; the Baise Xinshan Aluminum Industry Demonstration Park with a production capacity of 420,000 tons of electrolytic aluminum stopped production, resulting in a loss of midstream electrolytic aluminum production capacity; the shortage of aluminum products caused aluminum prices to continue to rise."

　　Behind Xu Fei, machines roared in the huge electrolytic aluminum workshop of Baise Yinhai Aluminum. The workers wore safety helmets, goggles and masks and were busy on the electrolytic aluminum production line.

　　In the casting workshop of Baise Yinhai Aluminum Co., Ltd. not far away, the molten aluminum produced from the electrolytic aluminum workshop is transported here by special sealed tanker.

Under the operation of the workers, the high-temperature aluminum liquid at 900 degrees Celsius, like carrot juice, pours down from the giant aluminum water pot, and is processed into aluminum ingots, aluminum rods and other products.

　　As the first local electrolytic aluminum enterprise in Guangxi, Baise Yinhai Aluminum Co., Ltd., established in 2000, is a key link in the aluminum industry chain in Baise City. 100,000 tons of carbon, providing 200,000 tons of aluminum water or aluminum ingots for downstream aluminum processing.

　　Xu Fei said that on February 4, after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia in Baise City, Baise Yinhai Aluminum immediately applied for emergency production material transportation passes and vehicle passes, opening up the "last mile" of production and transportation materials.

At present, the company's 100,000-ton electrolytic aluminum production capacity is at full production, and a series of energy-saving technical transformation projects are also continuing to advance.

　　"Through the activation of the emergency response mechanism, the production line of Baise Yinhai Aluminum Co., Ltd. has been kept non-stop for 24 hours, and more than 580 company employees and outsourced construction personnel have been stationed in the factory, ensuring that the existing 100,000 tons of electrolytic aluminum production capacity is fully operational, and another 100,000 tons of electrolytic aluminum is fully operational. The energy-saving transformation and upgrading of ton of production capacity is also under intense progress, and it is expected to be powered on and put into operation in early June." He said.

　　About 1 km away from Baise Yinhai Aluminum Co., Ltd., Baise Xinghe Aluminum Co., Ltd. has also pressed the start button for resumption of work and production two days ago.

"At present, the company's production has resumed 60%, and it is expected to resume full production next week." Wei Changliu, deputy general manager of Xinghe Aluminum Company, said.

　　Baise Xinghe Aluminum Co., Ltd. buys electrolytic aluminum liquid from Yinhai Aluminum Co., Ltd. next door, and carries out deep processing production. The main products are high-grade decorative plates, single-zero foil, double-zero foil, etc. Food and medicine packaging.

　　Wei Changliu introduced that 40% of Xinghe Aluminum Company's products are sold to foreign markets, including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, etc., with an annual export volume of 280 million yuan (RMB, the same below).

"Our products go to sea from Qinzhou Port in Guangxi and are transported overseas through the new western land-sea channel."

　　Huang Bin, director of Baise Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, said that the local "internal circulation" of supply and demand in the aluminum industry has been opened to help enterprises coordinate the return of workers to work, increase the production scheduling plans of electrolytic aluminum and alumina enterprises that have not been affected by the epidemic, and accelerate the promotion of aluminum industry. The second and third sections of 200,000 tons of electrolytic aluminum in Mine Longlin and 200,000 tons of electrolytic aluminum in Baikuangtianlin were put into production to make up for the lost production capacity of individual electrolytic aluminum enterprises that stopped production.

(over)