Monthly Aluminum Market Report Apr 2021
2021-05-14 16:42:27 【Print】
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1 Market Highlights 6
1.1 Chinese origin bauxite 6
1.2 Imported bauxite 6
1.3 Alumina 6
1.4 Aluminum fluoride 6
1.5 Primary aluminum 6
1.6 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 6
1.7 Alumina bar 6
2 Economy and Policy 6
2.1 Indonesia issues bauxite export quotas 6
2.2 EU imposes 19.3%-46.7% anti-dumping duties on aluminum products from China 6
2.3 Third batch of second round of central ecological environment protection inspection teams enters in-depth work stage 6
2.4 Mitsubishi cuts output by another 16,000 vehicles on chip crunch 6
3 Market Movements 6
3.1 Chinese Market 6
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price rebounds 6
3.1.2 Chinese alumina price rebounds 7
3.1.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride price down further 7
3.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide price edges up 7
3.1.5 Primary aluminum price moves up with fluctuation 7
3.1.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 price moves up with fluctuations 8
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market sees stable demand 8
3.1.8 Chinese cast aluminum scrap price up 8
3.1.9 TCs for aluminum bar 6063 in China up 9
3.2 International Market 10
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price goes up 10
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price stabilizes 10
3.2.3 Australian bauxite price keeps stable 10
3.2.4 Australian alumina price plummets 10
3.2.5 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price down further 10
3.2.6 LME aluminum price up and inventory down with fluctuations 11
3.2.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market sees rare deals 11
3.2.8 Imported Zorba aluminum scrap price in China drops 11
4 Company News 11
4.1 DSM renews bauxite export quota 11
4.2 Aokaida Chemical to finish alumina equipment upgrade 12
4.3 AA Sawit restarts bauxite production 12
4.4 Yingke Fine Chemicals to suspend aluminum fluoride production 12
4.5 Wanji Aluminum stops using imported bauxite 12
4.6 Zhaohe New Material suspends aluminum fluoride production 12
4.7 Kaiman Aluminum cuts alumina production 12
4.8 CSK Mining to deliver bauxite by cape-size shipments 12
4.9 Jinyang Advanced Material suspends aluminum fluoride production 12
4.10 Cita Mineral to cut bauxite production in Indonesia 12
4.11 Yongfeng Alloy to resume aluminum bar production 12
4.12 Xiongchuang Aluminum Alloy to operate production lines at full capacity 12
4.13 Kangda Aluminum Alloy builds new aluminum alloy production line 12
4.14 Xinjiang East Hope to increase aluminum bar production 13
4.15 Yadelin upgrades secondary aluminum alloy production equipment 13
4.16 Baotou Sigma overhauls secondary aluminum alloy ingot smelting furnace 13
4.17 Qiansheng Aluminum resumes secondary aluminum alloy production 13
4.18 Dezheng Metal Material cuts secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.19 Bojia Light Alloy suspends aluminum bar production 13
4.20 Nuxi'ao Aluminum to resume aluminum bar production 13
4.21 Zhongqiang Nonferrous Metals to see decline in secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.22 Tiancheng Aluminum maintains aluminum bar production lines 13
5 Producers' Statistics 14
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 8.44% YOY in Apr 14
5.2 China's alumina output up by 10.18% YOY in Apr 14
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate down by 42.23% YOY in Apr 14
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output down by 42.22% YOY in Apr 15
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory up by 26.04% YOY in late Apr 15
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate down by 8% MOM in Apr 16
5.7 China's bauxite output down by 11.66% MOM in Apr 16
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate up by 7.39% YOY in Apr 17
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 9.53% MOM in Apr 17
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 64.13% MOM in late Apr 18
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate up by 18.6% YOY in Apr 18
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by 22.8% YOY in Apr 19
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory edges down by 0.36% MOM in late Apr 19
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate up by 11.42% MOM in Apr 20
5.15 China's aluminum bar output up by 12.34% MOM in Apr 20
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 38.1% MOM in late Apr 20
6 Consumers' Statistics 21
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 3.03% YOY in Apr 21
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite up by 23.89% YOY in late Apr 21
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 25% YOY in Apr 22
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite up by 24.76% YOY in late Apr 22
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 13.67% YOY in Apr 23
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 9.24% MOM in late Apr 23
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption up by 2.69% MOM in Apr 24
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory up by 1.41% MOM in late Apr 24
7. Customs Statistics 25
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 16.69% MOM in Mar 25
7.2 China's alumina imports up by 71% MOM in Mar 25
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume soars by 571.18% MOM in Mar 26
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume rose 1,536.75% YoY in Mar 2021 26
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume grew 36.17% MoM in Mar 2021 27
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume decreased 52.34% YoY in Mar 2021 28
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume grew 199.35% MoM in Mar 2021 29
8 Relevant Industry News 30
8.1 Fluorspar price drops 30
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price soars 30
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 30
9.1 Chinese market 30
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si 5.0 delivered China 30
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 30
9.1.3 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 30
9.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 30
9.1.5 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 30
9.1.6 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 30
9.1.7 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 30
9.1.8 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 31
9.1.9 Aluminum bar 6063 120mm TC EXW warehouse 31
9.1.10 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 31
9.2 International Market 31
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 31
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 46-47%min SiO2 8-10% CIF China 31
9.2.3 Australian bauxite Al2O3 52%min SiO2 10%max CIF China 31
9.2.4 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 31
9.2.5 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 31
9.2.6 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 31
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 31
1.1 Chinese origin bauxite 6
1.2 Imported bauxite 6
1.3 Alumina 6
1.4 Aluminum fluoride 6
1.5 Primary aluminum 6
1.6 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 6
1.7 Alumina bar 6
2 Economy and Policy 6
2.1 Indonesia issues bauxite export quotas 6
2.2 EU imposes 19.3%-46.7% anti-dumping duties on aluminum products from China 6
2.3 Third batch of second round of central ecological environment protection inspection teams enters in-depth work stage 6
2.4 Mitsubishi cuts output by another 16,000 vehicles on chip crunch 6
3 Market Movements 6
3.1 Chinese Market 6
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price rebounds 6
3.1.2 Chinese alumina price rebounds 7
3.1.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride price down further 7
3.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide price edges up 7
3.1.5 Primary aluminum price moves up with fluctuation 7
3.1.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 price moves up with fluctuations 8
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market sees stable demand 8
3.1.8 Chinese cast aluminum scrap price up 8
3.1.9 TCs for aluminum bar 6063 in China up 9
3.2 International Market 10
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price goes up 10
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price stabilizes 10
3.2.3 Australian bauxite price keeps stable 10
3.2.4 Australian alumina price plummets 10
3.2.5 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price down further 10
3.2.6 LME aluminum price up and inventory down with fluctuations 11
3.2.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market sees rare deals 11
3.2.8 Imported Zorba aluminum scrap price in China drops 11
4 Company News 11
4.1 DSM renews bauxite export quota 11
4.2 Aokaida Chemical to finish alumina equipment upgrade 12
4.3 AA Sawit restarts bauxite production 12
4.4 Yingke Fine Chemicals to suspend aluminum fluoride production 12
4.5 Wanji Aluminum stops using imported bauxite 12
4.6 Zhaohe New Material suspends aluminum fluoride production 12
4.7 Kaiman Aluminum cuts alumina production 12
4.8 CSK Mining to deliver bauxite by cape-size shipments 12
4.9 Jinyang Advanced Material suspends aluminum fluoride production 12
4.10 Cita Mineral to cut bauxite production in Indonesia 12
4.11 Yongfeng Alloy to resume aluminum bar production 12
4.12 Xiongchuang Aluminum Alloy to operate production lines at full capacity 12
4.13 Kangda Aluminum Alloy builds new aluminum alloy production line 12
4.14 Xinjiang East Hope to increase aluminum bar production 13
4.15 Yadelin upgrades secondary aluminum alloy production equipment 13
4.16 Baotou Sigma overhauls secondary aluminum alloy ingot smelting furnace 13
4.17 Qiansheng Aluminum resumes secondary aluminum alloy production 13
4.18 Dezheng Metal Material cuts secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.19 Bojia Light Alloy suspends aluminum bar production 13
4.20 Nuxi'ao Aluminum to resume aluminum bar production 13
4.21 Zhongqiang Nonferrous Metals to see decline in secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.22 Tiancheng Aluminum maintains aluminum bar production lines 13
5 Producers' Statistics 14
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 8.44% YOY in Apr 14
5.2 China's alumina output up by 10.18% YOY in Apr 14
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate down by 42.23% YOY in Apr 14
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output down by 42.22% YOY in Apr 15
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory up by 26.04% YOY in late Apr 15
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate down by 8% MOM in Apr 16
5.7 China's bauxite output down by 11.66% MOM in Apr 16
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate up by 7.39% YOY in Apr 17
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 9.53% MOM in Apr 17
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 64.13% MOM in late Apr 18
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate up by 18.6% YOY in Apr 18
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by 22.8% YOY in Apr 19
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory edges down by 0.36% MOM in late Apr 19
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate up by 11.42% MOM in Apr 20
5.15 China's aluminum bar output up by 12.34% MOM in Apr 20
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 38.1% MOM in late Apr 20
6 Consumers' Statistics 21
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 3.03% YOY in Apr 21
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite up by 23.89% YOY in late Apr 21
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 25% YOY in Apr 22
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite up by 24.76% YOY in late Apr 22
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 13.67% YOY in Apr 23
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 9.24% MOM in late Apr 23
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption up by 2.69% MOM in Apr 24
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory up by 1.41% MOM in late Apr 24
7. Customs Statistics 25
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 16.69% MOM in Mar 25
7.2 China's alumina imports up by 71% MOM in Mar 25
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume soars by 571.18% MOM in Mar 26
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume rose 1,536.75% YoY in Mar 2021 26
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume grew 36.17% MoM in Mar 2021 27
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume decreased 52.34% YoY in Mar 2021 28
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume grew 199.35% MoM in Mar 2021 29
8 Relevant Industry News 30
8.1 Fluorspar price drops 30
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price soars 30
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 30
9.1 Chinese market 30
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si 5.0 delivered China 30
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 30
9.1.3 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 30
9.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 30
9.1.5 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 30
9.1.6 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 30
9.1.7 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 30
9.1.8 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 31
9.1.9 Aluminum bar 6063 120mm TC EXW warehouse 31
9.1.10 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 31
9.2 International Market 31
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 31
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 46-47%min SiO2 8-10% CIF China 31
9.2.3 Australian bauxite Al2O3 52%min SiO2 10%max CIF China 31
9.2.4 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 31
9.2.5 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 31
9.2.6 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 31
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 31
