Monthly Fused Alumina Market Report Aug 2018

Content
1. Market Highlights 3
2. Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Regulation on production restriction proportion likely to be canceled in new round pollution treatment in autumn and winter 3
2.2 MEE intensifies inspections for blue sky in 11 cities 3
3 Market Movements 3
3.1 Export prices of Chinese brown fused alumina down 3
3.2 Export prices of Chinese white fused alumina up notably 3
3.3 Chinese brown fused alumina producers' operating rate down amid tight supply of raw materials 4
3.3.1 Brown fused alumina producers halt production for supply shortage of raw materials 4
3.3.2 Brown fused alumina prices up slightly in Guizhou 4
3.4 White fused alumina prices up dramatically 4
4. Company News 5
4.1 Mingzhu Electric Smelting halts brown fused alumina production 5
4.2 Yinxing Abrasive reduces brown fused alumina output 5
4.3 Jiaxing Technology resumes brown fused alumina production 5
4.4 Kaifa Abraives halts brown fused alumina production 5
5．Production Statistics 6
5.1 8 China's brown fused alumina natural lump output down by 20.83% MOM in Aug 6
5.2 China's white fused alumina natural lump output up by 43.69% YOY in Aug 6
6. Related Industry News 6
6.1 Graphite electrode price at low level 6
6.2 Chinese alumina prices up again 6
6.3 Daily crude steel output of key steel mills reaches 1.9019 million tons in late Aug 7
7. Market Outlook for Next Month 7































Graph content

Graph 1 FOB prices for Chinese brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm from Jul to Aug 2018 (USD/t) 3
Graph 2 FOB prices for Chinese brown fused alumina 95%min F36 from Jul to Aug 2018 (USD/t) 3
Graph 3 FOB prices for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm from Jul to Aug 2018 (USD/t) 4
Graph 4 FOB prices for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min F36 from Jul to Aug 2018 (USD/t) 4
Graph 5 Prices for brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm in China from Jul to Aug 2018 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 6 Prices for brown fused alumina 95%min F36 in China from Jul to Aug 2018 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 7 Prices for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm from Jul to Aug 2018 (RMB/t) 5
Graph 8 Prices for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min F36 from Jul to Aug (RMB/t) 5
Graph 9 China's brown fused alumina natural lump output by month from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 (kt) 6
Graph 10 China's brown fused alumina natural lump output by province from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 by region (kt) 6
Graph 11 China's white fused alumina natural lump output by month from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 (kt) 6
Graph 12 China's white fused alumina natural lump output by province from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018 by region (kt) 6
Graph 13 Alumina prices in Henan from Jul to Aug 2018 (RMB/t) 7
Graph 14 Australian-origin alumina prices from Jul to Aug 2018 (RMB/t) 7


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