Monthly Aluminum Market Report Apr 2022
2022-05-18 15:33:08 【Print】
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1 Market Highlights 7
1.1 Chinese origin bauxite 7
1.2 Imported bauxite 7
1.3 Alumina 7
1.4 Aluminum fluoride 7
1.5 Primary aluminum 7
1.6 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 7
1.7 Aluminum bar 7
2 Economy and Policy 7
2.1 Five inspection teams carry out onsite work for second round of environmental protection inspection 7
2.2 Guinea requires bauxite miners to submit alumina plant construction plan before May 7
2.3 Indonesia revokes 28 bauxite mining licenses 7
2.4 Shanxi sees slow transportation due to epidemic prevention policy 7
3 Market Movements 7
3.1 Chinese Market 7
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price increases 7
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price increases 7
3.1.3 Australian alumina moves down 8
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price rebounds 8
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price edges up 8
3.1.6 Primary aluminum price moves down with fluctuations 8
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 price declines 8
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market demand declines 9
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap price moves down 9
3.1.10 TCs for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 move up 10
3.2 International Market 10
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price edges up 10
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price moves up 10
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price slumps 10
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price rebounds 11
3.2.5 Chinese cast aluminum alloy ingot export price declines 11
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market quiet 11
3.2.7 China's imported Zorba aluminum scrap prices move up 11
4 Company News 11
4.1 PBK Indonesia restarts normal bauxite production 11
4.2 Jinzhong Aluminum increases imported bauxite consumption volume 12
4.3 Hunan Nonferrous Fluoride Chemical suspends one production line 12
4.4 Sierra Mineral Holdings schedules to export the first cape-size shipment of bauxite in May 12
4.5 India Harshprit cuts secondary aluminum alloy production 12
4.6 Guinea AGB2A to restart bauxite production 12
4.7 Laman Mining's bauxite export quota expires 12
4.8 Wanbo New Material releases alumina 12
4.9 Zhaohe New Material plans to restart aluminum fluoride production 12
4.10 Guinea Dynamic Mining to finish infrastructure construction for bauxite mining 12
4.11 Lilei Metal Material cuts aluminum rod production 12
4.12 Zhongqiang Non-ferrous suspends secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.13 Henan Shuaiyichi suspends secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.14 Zhongbao Aluminum completes secondary aluminum alloy production equipment transformation 13
4.15 Wenshan Aluminum's primary aluminum production to reach full operation 13
4.16 Delta Aluminium to see decline in secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.17 Guangdong Longda Aluminum suspends secondary aluminum alloy production 13
4.18 Yunyang Aluminum resumes full production of aluminum rod 13
4.19 Yinhai Jiahao Aluminum Alloy resumes aluminum bar production 13
4.20 Lvxin Aluminum resumes aluminum bar production 13
4.21 Hengjingyuan Aluminum to increase aluminum bar output 14
4.22 Xinjiang East Hope to increase aluminum bar production 14
5 Producers' Statistics 14
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 7.22% YOY in Apr 14
5.2 China's alumina output down by 1.02% YOY in Apr 14
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 1.89% YOY in Apr 15
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 9.83% YOY in Apr 15
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 67.89% YOY in late Apr 16
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate down by 25.03% MOM in Apr 16
5.7 China's bauxite output down by 32.46% MOM in Apr 17
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate up by 1.71% MOM in Apr 17
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 1.71% MOM in Apr 18
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory up by 2.46% MOM in late Apr 18
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate down by 25.8% MOM in Apr 19
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by 25.81% MOM in Apr 19
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 8.67% MOM in late Apr 20
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate up by 2.87% MOM in Apr 20
5.15 China's aluminum bar output up by 2.89% MOM in Apr 21
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by 88.2% YOY in late Apr 21
6 Consumers' Statistics 22
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 8.59% YOY in Apr 22
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 1.32% MOM in late Apr 22
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 6.58% YOY in Apr 23
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down sharply by 39.79% YOY in late Apr 23
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 2.93% MOM in Apr 24
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 23.58% YOY in late Apr 24
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption down by 23.62% MOM in Apr 25
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory down by 15.08% MOM in late Apr 25
7. Customs Statistics 26
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 13.58% MOM in Mar 26
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 29.51% YOY in Mar 26
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume up sharply by 156.06% MOM in Mar 27
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume rose 116.09% MoM in Mar 2022 27
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume grew 54.53% YoY in Mar 2022 28
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume increased 55.62% MoM in Mar 2022 29
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume grew 33.02% MoM in Mar 2022 30
8 Relevant Industry News 31
8.1 Fluorspar price stops falling and rebounds 31
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price rises further 31
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 31
9.1 Chinese market 31
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si=5.0 delivered China 31
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 31
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 31
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 31
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 31
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 31
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 31
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 31
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 31
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW in warehouse 31
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 31
9.2 International Market 32
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 32
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 47%min ReSiO2 5% CIF China 32
9.2.3 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 32
9.2.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 32
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 32
9.2.6 Aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 32
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 32
1.1 Chinese origin bauxite 7
1.2 Imported bauxite 7
1.3 Alumina 7
1.4 Aluminum fluoride 7
1.5 Primary aluminum 7
1.6 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 7
1.7 Aluminum bar 7
2 Economy and Policy 7
2.1 Five inspection teams carry out onsite work for second round of environmental protection inspection 7
2.2 Guinea requires bauxite miners to submit alumina plant construction plan before May 7
2.3 Indonesia revokes 28 bauxite mining licenses 7
2.4 Shanxi sees slow transportation due to epidemic prevention policy 7
3 Market Movements 7
3.1 Chinese Market 7
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price increases 7
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price increases 7
3.1.3 Australian alumina moves down 8
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price rebounds 8
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price edges up 8
3.1.6 Primary aluminum price moves down with fluctuations 8
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 price declines 8
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market demand declines 9
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap price moves down 9
3.1.10 TCs for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 move up 10
3.2 International Market 10
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price edges up 10
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price moves up 10
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price slumps 10
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price rebounds 11
3.2.5 Chinese cast aluminum alloy ingot export price declines 11
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market quiet 11
3.2.7 China's imported Zorba aluminum scrap prices move up 11
4 Company News 11
4.1 PBK Indonesia restarts normal bauxite production 11
4.2 Jinzhong Aluminum increases imported bauxite consumption volume 12
4.3 Hunan Nonferrous Fluoride Chemical suspends one production line 12
4.4 Sierra Mineral Holdings schedules to export the first cape-size shipment of bauxite in May 12
4.5 India Harshprit cuts secondary aluminum alloy production 12
4.6 Guinea AGB2A to restart bauxite production 12
4.7 Laman Mining's bauxite export quota expires 12
4.8 Wanbo New Material releases alumina 12
4.9 Zhaohe New Material plans to restart aluminum fluoride production 12
4.10 Guinea Dynamic Mining to finish infrastructure construction for bauxite mining 12
4.11 Lilei Metal Material cuts aluminum rod production 12
4.12 Zhongqiang Non-ferrous suspends secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.13 Henan Shuaiyichi suspends secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.14 Zhongbao Aluminum completes secondary aluminum alloy production equipment transformation 13
4.15 Wenshan Aluminum's primary aluminum production to reach full operation 13
4.16 Delta Aluminium to see decline in secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.17 Guangdong Longda Aluminum suspends secondary aluminum alloy production 13
4.18 Yunyang Aluminum resumes full production of aluminum rod 13
4.19 Yinhai Jiahao Aluminum Alloy resumes aluminum bar production 13
4.20 Lvxin Aluminum resumes aluminum bar production 13
4.21 Hengjingyuan Aluminum to increase aluminum bar output 14
4.22 Xinjiang East Hope to increase aluminum bar production 14
5 Producers' Statistics 14
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 7.22% YOY in Apr 14
5.2 China's alumina output down by 1.02% YOY in Apr 14
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 1.89% YOY in Apr 15
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 9.83% YOY in Apr 15
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 67.89% YOY in late Apr 16
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate down by 25.03% MOM in Apr 16
5.7 China's bauxite output down by 32.46% MOM in Apr 17
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate up by 1.71% MOM in Apr 17
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 1.71% MOM in Apr 18
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory up by 2.46% MOM in late Apr 18
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate down by 25.8% MOM in Apr 19
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by 25.81% MOM in Apr 19
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 8.67% MOM in late Apr 20
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate up by 2.87% MOM in Apr 20
5.15 China's aluminum bar output up by 2.89% MOM in Apr 21
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by 88.2% YOY in late Apr 21
6 Consumers' Statistics 22
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 8.59% YOY in Apr 22
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 1.32% MOM in late Apr 22
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 6.58% YOY in Apr 23
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down sharply by 39.79% YOY in late Apr 23
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 2.93% MOM in Apr 24
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 23.58% YOY in late Apr 24
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption down by 23.62% MOM in Apr 25
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory down by 15.08% MOM in late Apr 25
7. Customs Statistics 26
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 13.58% MOM in Mar 26
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 29.51% YOY in Mar 26
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume up sharply by 156.06% MOM in Mar 27
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume rose 116.09% MoM in Mar 2022 27
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume grew 54.53% YoY in Mar 2022 28
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume increased 55.62% MoM in Mar 2022 29
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume grew 33.02% MoM in Mar 2022 30
8 Relevant Industry News 31
8.1 Fluorspar price stops falling and rebounds 31
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price rises further 31
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 31
9.1 Chinese market 31
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si=5.0 delivered China 31
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 31
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 31
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 31
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 31
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 31
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 31
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 31
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 31
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW in warehouse 31
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 31
9.2 International Market 32
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 32
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 47%min ReSiO2 5% CIF China 32
9.2.3 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 32
9.2.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 32
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 32
9.2.6 Aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 32
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 32
