Fused Alumina Market Report October 2015

Contents
Introduction 3
1. International market review 3
1.1 Export price for brown fused alumina stable in China 3
1.2 Export price for white fused alumina moving down slightly 4
2. Chinese domestic market review 4
2.1 The price for brown fused alumina slipping 4
2.2 Alumina prices dropping while white fused alumina prices still stable 5
3 Monthly production data 6
3.1 Operating rate of brown fused alumina natural lump plants in Henan down to 29.2% in October 6
4. Export data 7
4.1 Chinese exports of brown fused alumina up by 22.9% MOM in September 7
4.2 Chinese brown fused alumina export to the US continue to fall in September 7
4.3 Top 10 Chinese brown fused alumina export enterprises in September 9
5 Company news 10
5.1 Brown fused alujmina 10
5.1.1 Dengfeng Xinxing Abrasive restarts operation of brown fused alumina in late October 10
5.1.2 Yichuan Qunying not to resume brown fused alumina production before December 10
5.1.3 Sanmenxia Ruiyuan Fused Alumina restarts production of brown fused alumina 10
5.1.4 Zhengzhou Jingang not to resume production of brown fused alumina within this year 10
6. Related industrial developments 10
6.1 Alumina prices declining in China 10
7. Outlook for next week 11

.Asian Metal Copyright2 Alumina prices dropping while white fused alumina prices still stable 5 3 Monthly production data 6 3Asian Metal Copyright