Fused Alumina Market Report August 2017

Contents
Abstract 1
1 International market review 2
1.1 Export prices for Chinese brown fused alumina up significantly 2
1.2 Chinese white fused alumina export prices up 2
2. Chinese market review 2
2.1 Brown fused alumina prices soar with tight supply 3
Raw material prices stay at high levels 3
Environmental inspections and tight raw material lead to low operating rates 3
Producers hold optimistic attitude towards market outlook with downstream buyers watching the market 3
2.2 White fused alumina prices hard to be determined 3
2.3 China’s brown fused alumina natural lump output up by 27.9% YOY in August 4
3. Export data of Chinese fused alumina 5
3.1 China’s brown fused alumina exports sharply up by 41.1% MOM in July 5
3.2 China’s brown fused alumina exports to Japan down by 31.1% MOM in July 5
3.3 Top 10 Chinese brown fused alumina exporters in July 7
4. Related industry developments 7
4.1 Prices for graphite electrode soar 7
4.2 Chinese alumina prices rebound largely 8
5. Market outlook 8

Graph 1 Chinese export prices for brown fused alumina 95%min1-3mm from Jun to Jul 2017 2
Graph 2 Chinese export FOB prices for white fused alumina 99%min 1-3mm segment sands from Jul to Aug 2017 2
Graph 3 Chinese prices for brown fused alumina 95%min 1-3mm segment sands from Jul to Aug 2017 3
Graph 4 Chinese prices for white fused alumina 99%min 1-3mm segment sands from Jul to Aug 2017 4
Graph 5 Chinese brown fused alumina natural lump stocks from Jan 2016 to Aug 2017 4
Graph 6 Chinese brown fused alumina natural lump producers’ output in Henan, Shanxi and Guizhou from Jan 2016 to Aug 2017 4
Graph 7 Monthly exports of Chinese brown fused alumina from Jan 2016 to Jul 2017 5
Graph 8 Major importers and imports of Chinese brown fused alumina from Jan 2016 to Jul 2017 5
Graph 9 Price trend of universal power graphite electrode 400mm from Jul to Aug 2017 8
Graph 10 Price trend of high power graphite electrode 400mm from Jul to Aug 2017 8
Graph 11 Alumina prices in Henan from Jul to Aug 2017 8
Graph 12 Australia-imported alumina prices from Jul-Aug 2017 8

Table 1 China’s brown fused alumina exports by destination in July 2017 5
Table 2 China’s artificial fused alumina exports by destination in July 2017 6
Table 3 Top 10 Chinese brown fused alumina exporters in Jul 2017 7



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