Monthly Fused Alumina Market Report Feb 2018

Contents
1. Market Highlights 2
2. Economy and Policy 2
3. Market Movements 3
3.1 Export prices for Chinese brown fused alumina firm but with sluggish transactions 3
3.2 Export market of Chinese white fused alumina quiet 3
3.3 Tight supply of brown fused alumina in Chinese market gradually eased 4
3.3.1 Brown fused alumina smelters in Henan resume production 4
3.3.2 Prices for brown fused alumina in Guizhou stable 4
3.4 White fused alumina smelters have difficulties in delivery 4
4. Company News 5
4.1 Peng'ao Metallurgy's brown fused alumina output up by 75% YOY in 2017 5
4.2 Ant Abrasive's brown fused alumina output up by 14.6% YOY in 2017 5
4.3 Jinlong Abrasive Materials fails to meet expected white fused alumina output in 2017 5
4.4 Xingyang Jinbo Abrasive sees white fused alumina output up by 66.7% in 2017 5
4.5 Longsheng Abrasive Material's white fused alumina output up by 20% in 2017 5
4.6 Huangping Fucheng Industry's brown fused alumina output up by 40% YOY in 2017 5
5．Producers Statistics 5
5.1 China's brown fused alumina natural lump output up by 3.5% MOM in February 2018 5
5.2 China's output of white fused alumina up by 9.2% MOM in February 2018 6
6. Customs Statistics 6
6.1 China's brown fused alumina exports down by 31.5% MOM in December 2017 6
6.2 China's exports of brown fused alumina to South Korea up by 33.8% MOM in December 2017 7
6.3 Top 10 Chinese brown fused alumina exporters in December 8
6.4 Top 10 Chinese white fused alumina exporters in December 8
7. Relevant Industry News 9
7.1 Prices for electrode graphite tend to be stable after sharp increase 9
7.2 Prices for alumina down slightly in the Chinese market 9
8. Market Outlook for Next Month 10
8.1 Brown fused alumina Trend ↓ Chance 80% Range ↓ RMB50/t 10
8.2 White fused alumina Trend ↓ Chance 80% Range ↓ RMB50/t 10

Graph and table contents

Graph 1 FOB prices for brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (USD/t) 3
Graph 2 FOB prices for brown fused alumina 95%min F36 from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (USD/t) 3
Graph 3 FOB prices for white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (USD/t) 3
Graph 4 FOB prices for white fused alumina 99%min F36 from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (USD/t) 4
Graph 5 Prices for brown fused alumina 95%min segment sand 1-3mm in China from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 6 Prices for brown fused alumina 95%min F36 in China from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 7 Prices for white fused alumina 99%min segment sand 1-3mm from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (RMB/t) 5
Graph 8 Prices for white fused alumina 99%min F36 from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (RMB/t) 5
Graph 9 China's brown fused alumina natural lump output from Jan 2017 to Feb 2018 (kt) 6
Graph 10 Operating rates of brown fused alumina natural lump producers in Henan, Shanxi and Guizhou from Jan 2017 to Feb 2018 6
Graph 11 China's white fused alumina output by month from Jan 2017 to Feb 2018 (kt) 6
Graph 12 Operating rates of white fused alumina producers in Shandong, Henan and Liaoning from Jan 2016 to Feb 2018 6
Graph 13 Chinese monthly exports of brown fused alumina from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (ton) 7
Graph 14 Major importing countries and imports of Chinese brown fused alumina from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (ton) 7
Graph 15 Price trend for ordinary power graphite electrode 400mm from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 9
Graph 16 Price trend for high power graphite electrode 400mm from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 9
Graph 17 Alumina prices in Henan from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (RMB/t) 9
Graph 18 Australia-origion alumina prices in Henan from Jan 2018 to Feb 2018 (RMB/t) 10
Table 1 China's brown fused alumina exports by destination in Dec 2017 7
Table 2 China's artificial fused alumina exports by destination in Dec 2017 7
Table 3 Top 10 Chinese brown fused alumina exporters in December 2017 8
Table 4 top 10 Chinese white fused alumina exporters in December 2017 8
Table 5 China's brown fused alumina exporters in December 2017 10








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