Aluminum Market Report April 2015
2015-05-25 16:31:24 【Print】
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Abstract 3
1 Company news 3
2 Chinese domestic market review 4
2.1 Alumina prices keep decreasing in April 4
2.2 Aluminum fluoride continues declining in April 6
2.3 Aluminum hydroxide prices edge down 6
2.4 Primary aluminum price shocks to decrease 7
2.5 Chinese ADC12 aluminum alloy price slight increases 8
3 International market review 9
3.1 Malaysian bauxite deals volume slides down 9
3.2 Imported alumina prices at low levels on Chinese spot market 10
3.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride export prices continue to go down 11
3.4 LME aluminum price rebounds strongly 12
3.5 LME aluminum inventory reduces 13
3.6 Chinese ADC12 aluminum export price edged up 13
3.7 Related industry developments 14
4 Production & Stocks data analysis 14
4.1 Chinese alumina output down by 0.8% MOM in April 14
4.2 Chinese aluminum fluoride output up by 2.3% MOM in April 16
4.3 China’s imported bauxite stocks up by 1% MOM to 30 million tones late April 17
4.4 China’s imported alumina stocks down by 13.3% MOM in late April 18
4.5 Chinese primary aluminum output 2,590kt in April 19
4.6 Operating rate for Chinese secondary aluminum alloy plants down by 2% MOM in April 24
4.7 Aluminum ingot stocks monthly up by 70,000t in late April on Chinese market 26
5 Import & Export data analysis 28
5.1 Chinese carbon anode exports increase by 55.8% MOM in March 28
5.2 Chinese aluminum scrap imports up by 54.92% MOM in March 2015 29
5.3 Chinese aluminum alloy exports up by 41.53% MOM in March 2015 32
5.4 Chinese alumina imports down by 33.9% MOM to 218,000t in March 34
5.5 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports in Q1 up by 39% YOY 36
5.6 Chinese bauxite imports from Malaysia up by 111% MOM in March 39
6 Outlook for May 42
Table 1 Output and operating rate of primary aluminum in China’s major production areas in April: 19
Table 2 Average operating rate of Chinese main secondary aluminum alloy plants in April 26
Table 3 Chinese top ten carbon anode exporters in March 29
Table 4 Chinese top ten aluminum scrap importers March 32
Table 5 Chinese top ten aluminum alloy exporters March 34
Table 6 Chinese alumina imports in March 35
Table 7 Major Chinese alumina importers in March 36
Table 8 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports in March by major exporters 38
Table 9 Chinese aluminum fluoride exporters in March 38
Table 10 Chinese bauxite imports in March 41
Table 11 Chinese bauxite importers in March 41
Graph 1 Chinese alumina prices movement 5
Graph 2 Chinese alumina prices movement by region 5
Graph 3 Chinese aluminum fluoride prices 6
Graph 4 Chinese aluminum hydroxide prices movement 7
Graph 5 Chinese primary aluminum price movement 8
Graph 6 Chinese ADC12 aluminum alloy price movement 9
Graph 7 Malaysian bauxite prices CIF China 10
Graph 8 Australian alumina price movement on Chinese spot market 11
Graph 9 Australian alumina price movement CIF China 11
Graph 10 LME aluminum price movement 12
Graph 11 LME aluminum inventory movement 13
Graph 12 Chinese ADC12 export price movement 14
Graph 13 Chinese alumina output statistics by month） 15
Graph 14 Chinese alumina output statistics by provinces by month 15
Graph 15 Chinese aluminum fluoride output statistics by month 16
Graph 16 China’s imported bauxite stocks statistics by month 17
Graph 17 Chinese consumption for imported bauxite stocks by month 18
Graph 18 Chinese imported alumina stocks 18
Graph 19 Chinese demand for imported alumina by month 19
Graph 20 China’s primary aluminum output statistics by month 21
Graph 21 Outputs of primary aluminum by region in China in April 21
Graph 22 Outputs of primary aluminum by region in Henan 22
Graph 23 Outputs of primary aluminum in Xinjiang province 22
Graph 24 Outputs of primary aluminum in Gansu province 23
Graph 25 Outputs of primary aluminum in Shandong province 23
Graph 26 Chinese primary aluminum production by Chinese Statistic Bureau 24
Graph 27 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy operating rate 2015 25
Graph 28 Aluminum ingot stocks in Chinese spot market in 2015（ 27
Graph 29 Chinese carbon anode exports from 2014 to 2015 28
Graph 30 Export volume for carbon anode by main country 29
Graph 31 Chinese aluminum scraps import volume 30
Graph 32 Chinese aluminum scrap imports by major origins 31
Graph 33 Chinese import price for US aluminum scrap by long-term contract 31
Graph 34 Chinese aluminum alloy exports 32
Graph 35 Chinese aluminum alloy exports by major destinations 33
Graph 36 Chinese aluminum alloy export prices by destination from 2014 to 2015 34
Graph 37 Chinese alumina import volume by month 35
Graph 38 Chinese alumina import volume by major origins by month 35
Graph 39 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports by month 37
Graph 40 Chinese aluminum fluoride export prices by month 37
Graph 41 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports by major countries by month 38
Graph 42 Chinese bauxite imports in total by month 40
Graph 43 Chinese bauxite imports from Malaysia by month 40
Graph 44 Chinese bauxite imports from Australia, India and Malaysia by month 41
1 Company news 3
2 Chinese domestic market review 4
2.1 Alumina prices keep decreasing in April 4
2.2 Aluminum fluoride continues declining in April 6
2.3 Aluminum hydroxide prices edge down 6
2.4 Primary aluminum price shocks to decrease 7
2.5 Chinese ADC12 aluminum alloy price slight increases 8
3 International market review 9
3.1 Malaysian bauxite deals volume slides down 9
3.2 Imported alumina prices at low levels on Chinese spot market 10
3.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride export prices continue to go down 11
3.4 LME aluminum price rebounds strongly 12
3.5 LME aluminum inventory reduces 13
3.6 Chinese ADC12 aluminum export price edged up 13
3.7 Related industry developments 14
4 Production & Stocks data analysis 14
4.1 Chinese alumina output down by 0.8% MOM in April 14
4.2 Chinese aluminum fluoride output up by 2.3% MOM in April 16
4.3 China’s imported bauxite stocks up by 1% MOM to 30 million tones late April 17
4.4 China’s imported alumina stocks down by 13.3% MOM in late April 18
4.5 Chinese primary aluminum output 2,590kt in April 19
4.6 Operating rate for Chinese secondary aluminum alloy plants down by 2% MOM in April 24
4.7 Aluminum ingot stocks monthly up by 70,000t in late April on Chinese market 26
5 Import & Export data analysis 28
5.1 Chinese carbon anode exports increase by 55.8% MOM in March 28
5.2 Chinese aluminum scrap imports up by 54.92% MOM in March 2015 29
5.3 Chinese aluminum alloy exports up by 41.53% MOM in March 2015 32
5.4 Chinese alumina imports down by 33.9% MOM to 218,000t in March 34
5.5 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports in Q1 up by 39% YOY 36
5.6 Chinese bauxite imports from Malaysia up by 111% MOM in March 39
6 Outlook for May 42
Table 1 Output and operating rate of primary aluminum in China’s major production areas in April: 19
Table 2 Average operating rate of Chinese main secondary aluminum alloy plants in April 26
Table 3 Chinese top ten carbon anode exporters in March 29
Table 4 Chinese top ten aluminum scrap importers March 32
Table 5 Chinese top ten aluminum alloy exporters March 34
Table 6 Chinese alumina imports in March 35
Table 7 Major Chinese alumina importers in March 36
Table 8 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports in March by major exporters 38
Table 9 Chinese aluminum fluoride exporters in March 38
Table 10 Chinese bauxite imports in March 41
Table 11 Chinese bauxite importers in March 41
Graph 1 Chinese alumina prices movement 5
Graph 2 Chinese alumina prices movement by region 5
Graph 3 Chinese aluminum fluoride prices 6
Graph 4 Chinese aluminum hydroxide prices movement 7
Graph 5 Chinese primary aluminum price movement 8
Graph 6 Chinese ADC12 aluminum alloy price movement 9
Graph 7 Malaysian bauxite prices CIF China 10
Graph 8 Australian alumina price movement on Chinese spot market 11
Graph 9 Australian alumina price movement CIF China 11
Graph 10 LME aluminum price movement 12
Graph 11 LME aluminum inventory movement 13
Graph 12 Chinese ADC12 export price movement 14
Graph 13 Chinese alumina output statistics by month） 15
Graph 14 Chinese alumina output statistics by provinces by month 15
Graph 15 Chinese aluminum fluoride output statistics by month 16
Graph 16 China’s imported bauxite stocks statistics by month 17
Graph 17 Chinese consumption for imported bauxite stocks by month 18
Graph 18 Chinese imported alumina stocks 18
Graph 19 Chinese demand for imported alumina by month 19
Graph 20 China’s primary aluminum output statistics by month 21
Graph 21 Outputs of primary aluminum by region in China in April 21
Graph 22 Outputs of primary aluminum by region in Henan 22
Graph 23 Outputs of primary aluminum in Xinjiang province 22
Graph 24 Outputs of primary aluminum in Gansu province 23
Graph 25 Outputs of primary aluminum in Shandong province 23
Graph 26 Chinese primary aluminum production by Chinese Statistic Bureau 24
Graph 27 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy operating rate 2015 25
Graph 28 Aluminum ingot stocks in Chinese spot market in 2015（ 27
Graph 29 Chinese carbon anode exports from 2014 to 2015 28
Graph 30 Export volume for carbon anode by main country 29
Graph 31 Chinese aluminum scraps import volume 30
Graph 32 Chinese aluminum scrap imports by major origins 31
Graph 33 Chinese import price for US aluminum scrap by long-term contract 31
Graph 34 Chinese aluminum alloy exports 32
Graph 35 Chinese aluminum alloy exports by major destinations 33
Graph 36 Chinese aluminum alloy export prices by destination from 2014 to 2015 34
Graph 37 Chinese alumina import volume by month 35
Graph 38 Chinese alumina import volume by major origins by month 35
Graph 39 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports by month 37
Graph 40 Chinese aluminum fluoride export prices by month 37
Graph 41 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports by major countries by month 38
Graph 42 Chinese bauxite imports in total by month 40
Graph 43 Chinese bauxite imports from Malaysia by month 40
Graph 44 Chinese bauxite imports from Australia, India and Malaysia by month 41
