Fused Alumina Industry Annual Report 2017

Contents

Introduction 2
1．Economy and Policy 2
1.1 Defeng adjusts emergency control list for environmental pollution management 2
1.2 China levies green tax from 2018 with tax amount settled 2
2．International Market 2
2.1 Export Market 2
2.1.1 Export price for Chinese brown fused alumina up continuously 2
2.1.2 Export price for Chinese white fused alumina changes notably 3
2.2 European Market 3
2.2.1 European Brown Fused Alumina 3
2.2.2 European White Fused Alumina 4
2.3 Chinese Market 4
2.3.1 Brown fused alumina price up sharply 4
2.3.2 White fused alumina price fluctuates dramatically 4
3. China's Fused Alumina Output in 2017 5
3.1 China's brown fused alumina natural lump output slightly up by 3.5% YOY in 2017 5
3.2 China's white fused alumina natural lump output up by 39.2% YOY in 2017 6
4. Customs Statistics on China's Fused Alumina 6
4.1 China's brown fused alumina exports up by 16.1% YOY in 2017 6
4.2 China's brown fused alumina exports to USA up by 39.4% YOY in 2017 6
5. Relevant Industry News 7
5.1 Graphite electrode price surges amid tight supply 7
5.2 Alumina prices fluctuate in China in 2017 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's brown fused alumina natural lump output slightly up by 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Alumina prices in Shanxi up by 39.8% YOY in 2017 8
5.2.2 Alumina plants in Henan limit 10% of capacity 8
6. Fused Alumina Market Outlook for 2018 8

Graph Contents

Graph 1 FOB price for Chinese brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm in 2016-2017 2
Graph 2 FOB price for Chinese brown fused alumina 95%min grain sand F36 in 2016-2017 3
Graph 3 FOB price for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm in 2016-2017 3
Graph 4 FOB price for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min grain sand F36 in 2016-2017 3
Graph 5 Price for European brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm in 2016-2017 3
Graph 6 Price for European white fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm in 2016-2017 4
Graph 7 Price for Chinese brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm in 2016-2017 4
Graph 8 Price for Chinese brown fused alumina 95%min grain sand F36 in 2016-2017 4
Graph 9 Price for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm in 2016-2017 5
Graph 10 Price for Chinese white fused alumina 99%min grain sand F36 in 2016-2017 5
Graph 11 China's monthly output for brown fused alumina natural lump from Jan 2016 to Jan 2018 (kt) 5
Graph 12 Average operating rates of brown fused alumina natural lump producers in Henan, Shanxi and Guizhou from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 6
Graph 13 China's white fused alumina natural lump output from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (kt) 6
Graph 14 White fused alumina natural lump output in Henan, Shandong and Liaoning from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 6
Graph 15 China's brown fused alumina exports by year from 2013 to 2017 (10kt) 6
Graph 16 Major importing countries and imports of Chinese brown fused alumina from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (ton) 7
Graph 17 Price trend for ordinary power graphite electrode 400mm in 2016-2017 7
Graph 18 Price trend for high power graphite electrode 400mm in 2016-2017 7
Graph 19 Price trend of alumina in Henan in 2016-2017 (EXW, D/P) 8
Graph 20 Price trend of Australia-origin alumina in ports from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 8
Graph 21 Price trend of alumina 98.5% in Shanxi from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (RMB/t) 8
Graph 22 Price trend of alumina 98.5% in Henan from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (RMB/t) 8
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