Aluminum Market Report April 2016

Content
1 Abstract 4
2 Company News 4
3 Chinese domestic market review 4
3.1 Aluminum fluoride price in downward trend 4
3.2 Prebaked anode price began rebounding 5
3.3 Chinese alumina prices rise steadily 5
3.4 Alumina prices witness steady growth in Shanxi province 5
3.5 Alumina producers in Shandong generally resume production 5
3.6 Alumina prices lift in Henan 6
3.7 Alumina prices rose slowly in Southwest China 6
3.8 Aluminum hydroxide prices stay stable 6
3.9 Primary aluminum prices increase sharply 7
3.10 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot prices up further 7
4 International market review 7
4.1 Malaysian bauxite deals thin in spite of demand rebound in China 7
4.2 Australian bauxite price remains at a low level 8
4.3 Demand for Indian bauxite slack 8
4.4 Export demand for aluminum fluoride weak 8
4.5 Prebaked anode export price touches bottom 8
4.6 Prices for prompt material at ports fail to gain even though CIF Price rise 9
4.7 LME aluminum prices up 9
4.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot export prices move up 10
4.9 Import Zorba aluminum scrap prices edge up slightly 10
5 Output & Inventory Analysis 10
5.1 Chinese aluminum fluoride output up by 2.4% MOM in April 10
5.2 Chinese consumption for imported bauxite up by 5.3% MOM in April 10
5.3 Chinese commercial carbon anode output up by 3.7% MOM in April 11
5.4 China alumina output up by 4.1% MOM in April 11
5.5 Chinese alumina stocks down 20.7% MOM in April 12
5.6 China’s imported alumina stocks down by 3% MOM in late April 12
5.7 China’s consumption volume for imported alumina down by 7% MOM in April 13
5.8 Primary aluminum outputs in Shandong up by 6% MOM in April 13
6 Imp & Exp Analysis 14
6.1 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports down by 51.4% YOY in Q1 14
6.2 Chinese bauxite imports from Guinea up by 189% MOM in March 15
6.3 Chinese prebaked anode exports up by 37.4% MOM in March 16
6.4 Chinese alumina imports down by 3% MOM in March 17
6.5 Chinese aluminum alloy export volume up by 108.66% MOM in March 18
6.6 Chinese aluminum scrap import volume up by 76.25% MOM in March 19
7 Market outlook for May 20
7.1 Alumina prices will consolidate 20
7.2 Primary aluminum prices fluctuate with a wide range 20
7.3Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot prices up slightly 20

Graph 1 Chinese aluminum fluoride prices 4
Graph 2 Chinese prebaked anode price 5
Graph 3 Alumina price trend in China 5
Graph 4 Alumina price trend in Shanxi 5
Graph 5 Average monthly price for alumina in Shandong 6
Graph 6 Alumina price trend in Henan 6
Graph 7 Alumina price trend in Guangxi 6
Graph 8 Price trend of 80-100 mesh aluminum hydroxide 7
Graph 9 Aluminum ingot price on Chinese market 7
Graph 10 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot prices movement 7
Graph 11 40% bauxite price FOB Malaysia 8
Graph 12 50% Australian bauxite prices CIF China 8
Graph 13 43% Indian bauxite price CIF China 8
Graph 14 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price 8
Graph 15 Chinese prebaked anode export price 9
Graph 16 CIF Price trend for imported alumina 9
Graph 17 Price trend for prompt imported alumina at ports 9
Graph 18 Aluminum settlement on LME 9
Graph 19 Aluminum warehouse on LME 9
Graph 20 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy ingot export price movement 10
Graph 21 Chinese Zorba aluminum scrap import price movement 10
Graph 22 Chinese aluminum fluoride output by month 10
Graph 23 Chinese consumption for imported bauxite 11
Graph 24 Chinese imported bauxite stock by month 11
Graph 25 Chinese commercial carbon anode output by month 11
Graph 26 China alumina output by month 12
Graph 27 China alumina output by month and region 12
Graph 28 Chinese alumina smelters’ stocks by month 12
Graph 29 Chinese imported alumina stocks by month 13
Graph 30 Stocks for imported alumina in China 13
Graph 31 Chinese primary aluminum output by province by month 13
Graph 32 Chinese primary aluminum output by month 14
Graph 33 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports by month 14
Graph 34 Chinese aluminum fluoride exports by major countries 14
Graph 35 Chinese bauxite imports by month 15
Graph 36 Chinese bauxite imports from major countries 15
Graph 37 Chinese prebaked anode exports by month 16
Graph 38 Chinese prebaked anode exports by major countries 16
Graph 39 Chinese alumina imports by month 17
Graph 40 Chinese alumina imports by country in March 18
Graph 41 Chinese aluminum alloy export volume by month 18
Graph 42 Chinese aluminum alloy export volume by major country by month 18
Graph 43 Chinese aluminum scraps import volume by month 19
Graph 44 Chinese aluminum scrap import volume by major country by month 20

Table 1 Major aluminum fluoride exporters in March 14
Table 2 Chinese bauxite imports in March 15
Table 3 Chinese bauxite importers in March 16
Table 4 Chinese prebaked anode export prices by major countries 16
Table 5 Chinese major prebaked anode exporters in March 17
Table 6 Alumina imports in March in China 17
Table 7 China’s major alumina import company 18
Table 8 Chinese top ten secondary aluminum alloy exporters in March 2016 18
Table 9 Major Chinese aluminum alloy export companies in March 19
Table 10 Chinese top ten aluminum scrap importers in March 2016 20
Table 11 Chinese major aluminum scrap importers in March 20

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