Monthly Aluminum Market Report Feb 2022
2022-03-17 16:32:53 【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 Aluminum bar 6
2 Economy and Policy 6
2.1 Guangxi Baise implements COVID-19 blockade 6
2.2 Winter Olympics Games closes 6
2.3 South Korea launches anti-dumping investigation on aluminum hydroxide from China 6
2.4 Henan Provincial Environmental Protection Department optimizes control measures 6
3 Market Movements 6
3.1 Chinese Market 6
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price moves up 6
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price rises and falls 6
3.1.3 Australian alumina price surges 7
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price moves down further 7
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price soars 7
3.1.6 Primary aluminum price rises 7
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 price moves up 8
3.1.8 TCs for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 decline 8
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap price increases 8
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum bar 6063 market sees weak demand 9
3.2 International Market 9
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price moves up 9
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price soars 9
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price soars 10
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price slumps 10
3.2.5 Chinese cast aluminum alloy ingot export price increases 10
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market sees increasing deals 10
3.2.7 China's imported Zorba aluminum scrap prices increase 10
4 Company News 11
4.1 Wanji Aluminum shuts down alumina production 11
4.2 Lubei Marine Biology to restart alumina production 11
4.3 Huaqing Aluminum plans to use imported bauxite 11
4.4 Xinfa Chemical cuts alumina production 11
4.5 Huafeng Group to launch one aluminum smelter in Indonesia 11
4.6 Sanyi Chemical increases aluminum fluoride production 11
4.7 Russia SeAl & Co increases secondary aluminum alloy production 11
4.8 SBG to export the first shipment of bauxite 11
4.9 Rusal halts alumina shipments from Ukraine 11
4.10 Hongcheng Aluminum resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
4.11 East Hope Baotou reduces aluminum bar production 11
4.12 Chengdu Sigma resumes production of secondary aluminum alloy 12
4.13 Henan Shuaiyichi resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.14 Baikuang Aluminum to cut primary aluminum production 12
4.15 Qiya Aluminum starts production of primary aluminum 12
4.16 Shuntai Aluminum resumes aluminum bar production 12
4.17 Baijin Aluminum suspends aluminum bar production 12
4.18 Shenhuo Aluminum resumes primary aluminum production 12
4.19 Yaofeng Chenggong Aluminum resumes aluminum bar production 12
4.20 Wenshan Aluminum to increase primary aluminum production 12
5 Producers' Statistics 12
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 29.11% MOM in Feb 12
5.2 China's alumina output down by 23.65% YOY in Feb 13
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate down by 56.28% MOM in Feb 13
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output down by 38.97% YOY in Feb 14
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 21.28% MOM in late Feb 14
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate down sharply by 44.92% MOM in Feb 15
5.7 China's bauxite output down by 49.04% YOY in Feb 15
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate down by 6.48% YOY in Feb 16
5.9 China's primary aluminum output down by 9.13% MOM in Feb 16
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 60.89% MOM in late Feb 17
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate down by 25.57% MOM in Feb 17
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by 25.57% MOM in Feb 18
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory down by 12.57% MOM in late Feb 18
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate down by 9.24% MOM in Feb 19
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by 9.25% MOM in Feb 19
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 15.53% MOM in late Feb 20
6 Consumers' Statistics 20
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite dow by 13.99% MOM in Feb 20
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 3.09% YOY in late Feb 21
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 21.18% MOM in Feb 21
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down by 39.65% YOY in late Feb 22
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption down by 7.84% MOM in Feb 22
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 26.82% MOM in late Feb 23
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption down by 23.6% MOM in Feb 23
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory down by 8.33% MOM in late Feb 24
7. Customs Statistics 24
8 Relevant Industry News 24
8.1 Fluorspar price falls 24
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price soars 24
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 24
9.1 Chinese market 24
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si=5.0 delivered China 25
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 25
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 25
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 25
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 25
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 25
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 25
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 25
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 25
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW 25
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 25
9.2 International Market 25
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 25
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 46-47%min SiO2 8-10% CIF China 25
9.2.3 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 25
9.2.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 25
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 25
9.2.6 Aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 25
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 25
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 Aluminum bar 6
2 Economy and Policy 6
2.1 Guangxi Baise implements COVID-19 blockade 6
2.2 Winter Olympics Games closes 6
2.3 South Korea launches anti-dumping investigation on aluminum hydroxide from China 6
2.4 Henan Provincial Environmental Protection Department optimizes control measures 6
3 Market Movements 6
3.1 Chinese Market 6
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price moves up 6
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price rises and falls 6
3.1.3 Australian alumina price surges 7
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price moves down further 7
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price soars 7
3.1.6 Primary aluminum price rises 7
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 price moves up 8
3.1.8 TCs for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 decline 8
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap price increases 8
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum bar 6063 market sees weak demand 9
3.2 International Market 9
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price moves up 9
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price soars 9
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price soars 10
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price slumps 10
3.2.5 Chinese cast aluminum alloy ingot export price increases 10
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market sees increasing deals 10
3.2.7 China's imported Zorba aluminum scrap prices increase 10
4 Company News 11
4.1 Wanji Aluminum shuts down alumina production 11
4.2 Lubei Marine Biology to restart alumina production 11
4.3 Huaqing Aluminum plans to use imported bauxite 11
4.4 Xinfa Chemical cuts alumina production 11
4.5 Huafeng Group to launch one aluminum smelter in Indonesia 11
4.6 Sanyi Chemical increases aluminum fluoride production 11
4.7 Russia SeAl & Co increases secondary aluminum alloy production 11
4.8 SBG to export the first shipment of bauxite 11
4.9 Rusal halts alumina shipments from Ukraine 11
4.10 Hongcheng Aluminum resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
4.11 East Hope Baotou reduces aluminum bar production 11
4.12 Chengdu Sigma resumes production of secondary aluminum alloy 12
4.13 Henan Shuaiyichi resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.14 Baikuang Aluminum to cut primary aluminum production 12
4.15 Qiya Aluminum starts production of primary aluminum 12
4.16 Shuntai Aluminum resumes aluminum bar production 12
4.17 Baijin Aluminum suspends aluminum bar production 12
4.18 Shenhuo Aluminum resumes primary aluminum production 12
4.19 Yaofeng Chenggong Aluminum resumes aluminum bar production 12
4.20 Wenshan Aluminum to increase primary aluminum production 12
5 Producers' Statistics 12
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 29.11% MOM in Feb 12
5.2 China's alumina output down by 23.65% YOY in Feb 13
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate down by 56.28% MOM in Feb 13
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output down by 38.97% YOY in Feb 14
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 21.28% MOM in late Feb 14
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate down sharply by 44.92% MOM in Feb 15
5.7 China's bauxite output down by 49.04% YOY in Feb 15
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate down by 6.48% YOY in Feb 16
5.9 China's primary aluminum output down by 9.13% MOM in Feb 16
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 60.89% MOM in late Feb 17
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate down by 25.57% MOM in Feb 17
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by 25.57% MOM in Feb 18
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory down by 12.57% MOM in late Feb 18
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate down by 9.24% MOM in Feb 19
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by 9.25% MOM in Feb 19
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 15.53% MOM in late Feb 20
6 Consumers' Statistics 20
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite dow by 13.99% MOM in Feb 20
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 3.09% YOY in late Feb 21
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 21.18% MOM in Feb 21
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down by 39.65% YOY in late Feb 22
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption down by 7.84% MOM in Feb 22
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 26.82% MOM in late Feb 23
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption down by 23.6% MOM in Feb 23
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory down by 8.33% MOM in late Feb 24
7. Customs Statistics 24
8 Relevant Industry News 24
8.1 Fluorspar price falls 24
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price soars 24
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 24
9.1 Chinese market 24
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si=5.0 delivered China 25
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 25
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 25
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 25
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 25
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 25
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 25
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 25
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 25
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW 25
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 25
9.2 International Market 25
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 25
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 46-47%min SiO2 8-10% CIF China 25
9.2.3 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 25
9.2.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 25
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 25
9.2.6 Aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 25
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 25
