Aluminum Market Report December 2015

1 Abstract 4
2 Company News 4
3 Chinese domestic market review 4
3.1 Aluminum fluoride prices firm 4
3.2 Prebaked anode prices hover at low levels 5
3.3 Chinese alumina prices stopped declining in late December 5
3.4 Shanxi province runs out of alumina stocks, larger smelters raising quotations 5
3.5 Shandong alumina prices may rebound 6
3.6 Alumina prices hard to rise in Henan 6
3.7 Alumina market quiet in Southwest China 6
3.8 Aluminum hydroxide prices keep flat 7
3.9 Primary aluminum prices climb 7
3.10 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot prices climb 8
4 International market review 8
4.1 Malaysian bauxite prices go down and deals thin 8
4.2 Australian and Indian bauxite prices go down 8
4.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride export prices go down 9
4.4 Chinese prebaked anode export prices dip further 9
4.5 Imported alumina market sluggish 9
4.6 LME aluminum prices move up 10
4.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot export prices edge up 10
4.8 Chinese Zorba aluminum scrap import prices edge up 10
5 Output & Inventory Analysis ……………………………11
5.1 Chinese demand for imported bauxite down by 9.87% MOM in December 2015 11
5.2 China’s aluminum fluoride outputs down by 2.89% YOY in 2015 11
5.3 Chinese alumina output up by 13% YOY in 2015 12
5.4 Chinese primary aluminum output down by 2.5% MOM in December 13
5.5 China’s imported alumina stocks down 2% MOM in late December 14
6 Imp & Exp Analysis 14
6.1 Chinese bauxite import volumes up by 21% MOM in November 14
6.2 Chinese aluminum fluoride export volumes down by 18.8% MOM in November 16
6.3 Chinese prebaked anode export volumes up by 26.5% MOM in November 17
6.4 Chinese alumina imports stumble 33.5% MOM in November 18
6.5 Chinese aluminum alloys export volume up by about 6.26% MOM in November 20
6.6 Chinese aluminum scraps import volume up by 4.5% MOM in November 22
7 Market outlook for December 24
7.1 Alumina price to rebound slightly 24
7.2 Primary aluminum prices hold firm first, then move down 24
7.3 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot prices edge up slightly 24

Graph 1 Chinese aluminum fluoride prices movement 5
Graph 2 Chinese prebaked anode prices movement 5
Graph 3 Chinese alumina price movement 5
Graph 4 Monthly statistics of average alumina price in Shanxi 6
Graph 5 Monthly statistics of average alumina price in Shandong 6
Graph 6 Monthly statistics of average alumina price in Henan 6
Graph 7 Monthly statistics of average alumina price in Guangxi 7
Graph 8 Aluminum hydroxide (80-100 mesh) price movement 7
Graph 9 Aluminum ingot price on Chinese market 7
Graph 10 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot prices movement 8
Graph 11 Price movement for bauxite Al 40% FOB Malaysia 8
Graph 12 Price movement for bauxite Al 45%min FOB Malaysia 8
Graph 13 Australian bauxite prices movement CIF China 9
Graph 14 Indian bauxite prices movement CIF China 9
Graph 15 Chinese aluminum fluoride export prices 9
Graph 16 Chinese prebaked anode export prices 9
Graph 17 Australian alumina price movement CIF China 10
Graph 18 Aluminum settlement on LME 10
Graph 19 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot export price movement 10
Graph 20 Chinese Zorba aluminum scrap import price movement 11
Graph 21 Chinese demand for imported bauxite by month 11
Graph 22 China’s imported bauxite stocks by month 11
Graph 23 Chinese aluminum fluoride outputs by month 11
Graph 24 Chinese aluminum fluoride outputs by year 12
Graph 25 Monthly output of Chinese alumina 12
Graph 26 Chinese smelters’ alumina inventories by month 13
Graph 27 Chinese primary aluminum output by month 13
Graph 28 Chinese primary aluminum output by province by month 13
Graph 29 China’s imported alumina stocks by month 14
Graph 30 China’s imported alumina consumption by month 14
Graph 31 Chinese bauxite imports by month 14
Graph 32 Chinese bauxite imports by major countries by month 15
Graph 33 Chinese aluminum fluoride export volumes by month 16
Graph 34 Chinese aluminum fluoride export by major countries by month 16
Graph 35 Chinese prebaked anode exports by month 17
Graph 36 Chinese prebaked anode exports by major countries by month 17
Graph 37 Chinese alumina imports by month 19
Graph 38 Chinese alumina imports by country in November 19
Graph 39 Chinese aluminum alloy export volume by month 20
Graph 40 Chinese aluminum alloy export volume by major country by month 20
Graph 41Chinese aluminum scraps import volume by month 22
Graph 42 Chinese aluminum scrap import volume by major country by month 22

Table 1 Chinese bauxite imports details in November 15
Table 2 Major Chinese bauxite importers in November 15
Table 3 Chinese bauxite importers in November 15
Table 4 Chinese aluminum fluoride exporters in November 16
Table 5 Chinese prebaked anode exports by major countries in November 17
Table 6 Chinese prebaked anode export prices by major countries Jan-Nov 18
Table 7 Chinese prebaked anode exporters in November 18
Table 8 Alumina imports in November in China 19
Table 9 Major Chinese alumina importers in November 19
Table 10 Chinese top ten aluminum alloy exporters in November 2015 20
Table 11 Major Chinese aluminum alloy export companies in November 20
Table 12 Chinese top ten aluminum scrap importers in November 2015 22
Table 13 Major Chinese aluminum scraps import companies in November 23

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