Monthly Fused Alumina Market Report Dec 2017

Contents
1. Market Highlights 3
2. Company News 3
2.1 Xinfa Aluminum Matrix to cut white fused alumina output by half 3
2.2 Hongxiang Refractory Materials suspends white fused alumina production 3
2.3 Guizhou Sangao Abrasives increases brown fused alumina output 3
2.4 Dongfeng Abrasive overfulfills target output of brown fused alumina in 2017 3
2.5 Ant Abrasive's brown fused alumina output up by 14.6% YOY in 2017 3
2.6 Jiaxing Technology resumes brown fused alumina production 3
3 International Market 3
3.1 China's export prices for brown fused alumina firm with tight supply 3
3.2 White fused alumina export market sees sparse deals 4
4. Chinese Market 4
4.1 Brown fused alumina prices up further with severely tight supply 4
4.1.1 Tight supply of bauxite supports increasing prices 4
4.1.2 Brown fused alumina plants suspend production imminently in Henan 4
4.1.3 Brown fused alumina supply tight in Guizhou 4
4.2 Prices for white fused alumina continuously decline with weak demand 4
5．Fused alumina output in December 5
5.1 China's brown fused alumina natural lump output down by 22.5% MOM in December 2017 5
5.2 China's white fused alumina output down by 45.2% MOM in December 2017 5
6. Customs Statistics on Chinese fused alumina 6
6.1 China's brown fused alumina exports sharply up by 54.3% MOM in November 2017 6
6.2 China's brown fused alumina exports to Japan up by 48.9% MOM in November 6
6.3 Top ten Chinese brown fused alumina exporters in November 8
6.4 Top 10 Chinese white fused alumina exporters in November 8
7. Relevant Industry News 8
7.1 Price for graphite electrode up 8
7.2 Chinese alumina price down 9
8. Market Outlook for Next Month 9

Graph contents

Graph 1 Chinese export prices for brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm from Nov to Dec 2017 (USD/t; FOB) 3
Graph 2 Chinese export prices for white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm from Nov to Dec 2017 (USD/t, FOB) 4
Graph 3 Chinese prices for brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm from Nov to Dec 2017 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 4 Chinese prices for white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm from Nov to Dec 2017 (RMB/t) 5
Graph 5 China's brown fused alumina natural lump output from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (kt) 5
Graph 6 Average operating rate of brown fused alumina natural lump producers in Henan, Shanxi and Guizhou from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (10kt) 5
Graph 7 China's white fused alumina output by month from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (kt) 5
Graph 8 China's monthly white fused alumina output by region from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 6
Graph 9 China's brown fused alumina exports by month from Jan 2016 to Nov 2017 (ton) 6
Graph 10 Major importing countries and imports of Chinese brown fused alumina from Jan 2016 to Nov 2017 (ton) 6
Graph 11 Price trend for ordinary power graphite electrode 400mm from Nov to Dec 2017 9
Graph 12 Price trend forhigh power graphite electrode 400mm from Nov to Dec 2017 9
Graph 13 Alumina prices in Henan from Nov to Dec 2017 (RMB/t) 9
Graph 14 Australia-imported alumina prices from Nov to Dec 2017 9

Table 1 China's brown fused alumina exports by destination in Nov 2017 6
Table 2 China's artificial fused alumina exports by destination in Nov 2017 7
Table 3 Top 10 Chinese brown fused alumina exporters in November 2017 8
Table 4 Top 10 Chinese white fused alumina exporters in November 2017 8
Table 5 China's brown fused alumina exporters in November 2017 10
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