Monthly Fused Alumina Market Report Apr 2019

1. Market Highlights 2
2. Economy and Policy 3
2.1 China's manufacturing industry's VAT rate drops to 13% in 2019 from 16% 3
2.2 Shandong: reward 500-2000 yuan  for reporting environmental violations 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Brown fused alumina prices remain high 3
3.1.1 Brown fused alumina producer's operating rate up significantly in Henan 3
3.1.2 Brown fused alumina supply tight in Guizhou with stable price 3
3.2 Spot supply of white fused alumina tight 4
3.3 Chinese brown fused alumina export price down slightly 4
3.4 Supply of white fused alumina tight in China's export market 5
4. Company News 5
4.1 White fused alumina smelters in Shandong suspend production again 5
4.2 Xiangyu New Material resumes white fused alumina production 5
4.3 Chiping Haoxin resumes white fused alumina production 6
4.4 Pingguo Mining completes the expansion of brown fused alumina 6
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 China's brown fused alumina producers' output up by 3.8% MOM in Apr 6
5.2 China's white fused alumina natural lump output up by 28.8% MOM in Apr 6
6. Relevant Industry News 7
6.1 Graphite electrode prices down 7
6.2 Chinese alumina prices rebound 7
7.1 Market Outlook for May 8


Graph content
Graph 1 Prices for brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm in China from Mar to Apr 2019 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 2 Prices for brown fused alumina 95%min F36 in China from Mar to Apr 2019 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 3 Prices for white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm in China from Mar to Apr 2019 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 4 Prices for white fused alumina 99%min F36 in China from Mar to Apr (RMB/t) 4
Graph 5 FOB prices for Chinese brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm from Mar to Apr 2019 (USD/t) 5
Graph 6 FOB prices for Chinese brown fused alumina 95%min F36 from Mar to Apr 2019 (USD/t) 5
Graph 7 FOB prices for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm from Mar to Apr 2019 (USD/t) 5
Graph 8 FOB prices for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min F36 from Mar to Apr 2019 (USD/t) 5
Graph 9 China's brown fused alumina producers' output from Apr 2018 to Apr 2019 (kt) 6
Graph 10 China's brown fused alumina producers' output by major province from Apr 2018 to Apr 2019 (kt) 6
Graph 11 China's white fused alumina natural lump output by month from Apr 2018 to Apr 2019 (kt) 7
Graph 12 China's white fused alumina natural lump output by province from Apr 2018 to Apr 2019 (kt) 7
Graph 13 Chinese RP graphite electrode 400mm price trend from Mar to Apr 2019 (RMB/t) 7
Graph 14 Chinese HP graphite electrode 500mm price trend from Mar to Apr 2019 (RMB/t) 7
Graph 15  Alumina price trend in China from Mar to Apr 2019 (RMB/t) 7
Graph 16  Alumina price trend in Henan from Mar to Apr 2019 (RMB/t) 8
Graph 17  Alumina price trend in Shandong from Mar to Apr 2019 (RMB/t) 8


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