Fused Alumina Market Report December 2013

Chinese brown fused alumina market had no sign to improve in December and most producers held more than 1,000t of inventory in hand.Asian Metal Copyright Demand did not improve this month.Asian Metal Copyright Chinese producers had not adjusted their quotations and focused on cash withdrawal as the market remained sluggish.Asian Metal Copyright Generally speaking, demand softened and Chinese brown fused alumina exporters reported few orders as the Christmas and New Year holidays were approaching in December.Asian Metal Copyright Some refractory producers purchased brown fused alumina for the Spring Festival but the whole demand was not strong.Asian Metal Copyright Demand did not improve this month.Asian Metal Copyright Some brown fused alumina producers in Henan had stopped production and not resumed yet while others only kept operation rates at a low level.Asian Metal Copyright Demand did not improve this month.Asian Metal Copyright Generally speaking, demand softened and Chinese brown fused alumina exporters reported few orders as the Christmas and New Year holidays were approaching in December.

Chinese white fused alumina market kept flat in December with prices of white fused alumina segment sands at RMB4,700-4,900/t. Most producers focused on cash withdrawal as the New Year was approaching.Asian Metal Copyright Chinese white fused alumina market kept flat in December with prices of white fused alumina segment sands at RMB4,700-4,900t.Asian Metal Copyright Demand did not improve this month.Asian Metal Copyright Some brown fused alumina producers in Henan had stopped production and not resumed yet while others only kept operation rates at a low level.Asian Metal Copyright In export market, most Chinese traders only obtained small orders and demand remained weak due to the coming Christmas and New Year holiday.
.Asian Metal Copyright Most producers focused on cash withdrawal as the New Year was approachingAsian Metal Copyright