Aluminum Market Report August 2016

Content
Abstract 4
1 Company news 4
2 Chinese domestic market review 5
2.1 Primary aluminum prices fluctuate narrowly 5
2.2 Domestic alumina prices decrease sharply 5
2.3 Alumina prices in Shanxi follow the upward climb 5
2.4 Transactions for spot alumina are limited in Shandong 6
2.5 Alumina supply tight in Henan 6
2.6 Alumina prices rise accordingly in the Southwest 7
2.7 Aluminum hydroxide prices continue to slip 7
2.8 Aluminum fluoride prices touch bottom 7
2.9 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot prices stable 8
3 International market review 8
3.1 LME aluminum prices down at first, then up 8
3.2 Import prices for alumina fail to rise 9
3.3 Spot prices for imported alumina at ports remain stable 9
3.4 Malaysian bauxite prices increase faces block 9
3.5 Indian bauxite deals continue to recover despite price dip 10
3.6 Monsoon affects Guinean bauxite supply 10
3.7 Brazilian bauxite prices firm 10
3.8 Aluminum fluoride prices touch bottom 11
3.9 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot export market dim 11
3.10 Import Zorba aluminum scrap prices edge down 11
4 Output & Inventory analysis 12
4.1 Chinese primary aluminum output moves up to 2.74 million tonnes in August 12
4.2 China’s alumina output down by 3% MOM in Aug 12
4.3 Stocks for Chinese alumina down by 15% MOM in late August 13
4.4 China’s imported alumina stocks down by 20% MOM in late August 14
4.5 Chinese aluminum fluoride output up by 1.17% MOM in August 14
4.6 China’s aluminum fluoride stocks down by 17.51% MOM late August 15
4.7 Chinese demand for aluminum fluoride up by 2.1% MOM in August 16
4.8 China’s imported bauxite inventories down by 3.5% MOM late August 16
4.9 Chinese demand for imported bauxite down by 2.2% MOM in August 17
4.10 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy output declines slightly in August 18
5 Imp & Exp analysis 19
5.1 Chinese bauxite imports from Guinea down by 11.9% MOM in July 19
5.2 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports down by 16% MOM in July 21
5.3 China's alumina imports up by 36.8% MOM in July 22
5.4 Chinese aluminum alloy export volume up by 10.46% MOM in July 23
5.5 Chinese aluminum scrap import volume down by 16.56% YOY in the first seven months of 2016 25
6 Market outlook for October 27
6.1 Primary aluminum prices fluctuate at high level 27
6.2 Alumina prices up 27
6.3 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot prices up 27
6.4 Aluminum fluoride prices to be steady 27

Graph 1 Aluminum ingot price on Chinese market 5
Graph 2 Alumina price trend in China 5
Graph 3 Alumina price trend in Shanxi 6
Graph 4 Average monthly price for alumina in Shandong 6
Graph 5 Alumina price trend in Henan 6
Graph 6 Alumina price trend in Guangxi 7
Graph 7 Price trend of 80-100 mesh aluminum hydroxide 7
Graph 8 Chinese aluminum fluoride prices 8
Graph 9 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot prices movement 8
Graph 10 .Aluminum settlement on LME 8
Graph 11 Aluminum warehouse on LME 9
Graph 12 Imported alumina prices CIF China 9
Graph 13 Spot price trend of imported alumina at ports 9
Graph 14 Price for Malaysian bauxite Al 40% 10
Graph 15 Indian bauxite prices movement 10
Graph 16 Guinean bauxite prices 10
Graph 17 Brazilian bauxite prices 11
Graph 18 Chinese aluminum fluoride export prices 11
Graph 19 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot export price movement 11
Graph 20 Chinese Zorba aluminum scrap import price movement 12
Graph 21 Chinese primary aluminum output by month 12
Graph 22 China’s alumina output by month 13
Graph 23 China’s monthly output for alumina by province 13
Graph 24 Chinese alumina smelters’ stocks by month 13
Graph 25 Chinese imported alumina stocks 14
Graph 26 Chinese aluminum fluoride output by month 14
Graph 27 Operating rate for Chinese running aluminum fluoride plants 15
Graph 28 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers’ stocks by month 15
Graph 29 China's aluminum fluoride producers' days sales of inventory statistics by province by month 15
Graph 30 China's aluminum fluoride producers' sales volume statistics by month 16
Graph 31 China’s imported bauxite inventories by month 17
Graph 32 China's alumina producers' days consumption of inventory for imported bauxite 17
Graph 33 Chinese consumption volume for imported bauxite by month 17
Graph 34 Chinese imported bauxite consumers’ purchase volume by month 18
Graph 35 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot output by month 18
Graph 36 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot plants’ operating rate by major province by month 19
Graph 37 Chinese bauxite imports by month 19
Graph 38 Chinese bauxite imports from major countries by month 20
Graph 39 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports by month 21
Graph 40 China's monthly imports of alumina 22
Graph 41 China’s alumina imports from major countries by month 22
Graph 42 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports by month 23
Graph 43 Chinese aluminum alloy export volume by month 23
Graph 44 Chinese aluminum alloy export volume by major country by month 23
Graph 45 Chinese aluminum scraps import volume by month 25
Graph 46 Chinese aluminum scrap import volume by major country by month 26

Table 1 The below table demonstrates the output changes by province 12
Table 2 Chinese bauxite imports in July 20
Table 3 Chinese major bauxite importers in July 20
Table 4 Chinese bauxite importers in July 20
Table 5 Chinese aluminum fluoride exporters in July 22
Table 6 Detailed information for China's alumina imports in July 22
Table 7 Chinese aluminum fluoride exporters in July 23
Table 8 Chinese top ten secondary aluminum alloy exporters in July 2016 24
Table 9 Major Chinese aluminum alloy export companies in July 24
Table 10 Chinese top ten aluminum scrap importers in July 2016 26
Table 11 Chinese major aluminum scrap importers in July 26

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