Monthly Aluminum Market Report May 2022
2022-06-16 17:02:06 【Print】
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1 Market Highlights 6
1.1 Chinese origin bauxite 6
1.2 Imported bauxite 6
1.3 Alumina 6
1.4 Aluminum fluoride 6
1.5 Primary aluminum 6
1.6 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 6
1.7 Aluminum bar 6
2 Economy and Policy 6
2.1 Indonesia revokes 50 bauxite mining business licenses 6
2.2 CAAM: China's auto sales down by 47.1% MoM in Apr 6
2.3 Indonesia mulls over ban on bauxite, tin exports this year 6
2.4 NEA: To boost reduction and restriction of coal consumption in steel, nonferrous-metal, building material and other industries 6
2.5 Market rumors Indonesia will stop bauxite exports in early Jun 6
2.6 Indonesia's bauxite export ban still unclear 6
3 Market Movements 6
3.1 Chinese Market 6
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price increases further 6
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price declines 7
3.1.3 Australian alumina moves down 7
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price rises 7
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price moves down 7
3.1.6 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min market demand recovers 7
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 price declines 8
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market demand keeps weak 8
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap price moves down 8
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum bar 6063 market sees strong demand 9
3.2 International Market 9
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price keeps soaring 9
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price surges 9
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price falls further 10
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price moves up 10
3.2.5 Chinese cast aluminum alloy ingot export price declines 10
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market sees rare deals 10
3.2.7 China's imported Zorba aluminum scrap prices move down 10
4 Company News 11
4.1 Jinxin Chemical to launch the 2nd stage alumina project 11
4.2 India Valbaux to suspend bauxite production 11
4.3 Elixir Prahovo restarts normal aluminum fluoride production 11
4.4 Wenfeng New Materials' second alumina production line reaches full operation 11
4.5 CBG cuts bauxite production 11
4.6 Huajin Aluminum restarts normal alumina production 11
4.7 Indonesia TBJ looks for investors to build one alumina refinery 11
4.8 Henan International targets 8 million tonnes of bauxite production in 2022 11
4.9 Aluminij expands aluminum production 11
4.10 Fluorsid resumes normal aluminum fluoride production 12
4.11 Zhongqiang Nonferrous Metals to resume secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.12 Yunyang Aluminum establishes a new electrical round aluminum rod production line 12
4.13 Wuhan Hongjin Metal resumes secondary aluminum alloy production 12
4.14 Yunnan Shenhuo runs full capacity of primary aluminum 12
4.15 Kanghong Industry and Trade to suspend secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.16 Xinde Aluminum resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.17 Liaoning Wantai halts production of secondary aluminum alloy ingot 12
4.18 Tianshi Copper completes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production equipment maintenance 13
4.19 Hongbang Aluminum increases secondary aluminum alloy production 13
4.20 Lvxin Aluminum's aluminum bar production up 13
4.21 Yadelin upgrades secondary aluminum alloy production equipment 13
4.22 BAI plans to build one aluminum smelter 13
4.23 GBC to expand bauxite loading capacity 13
5 Producers' Statistics 13
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 6.19% MOM in May 13
5.2 China's alumina output up by 7.29% MOM in May 14
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 42.09% MOM in May 14
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 58.82% YOY in May 15
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 25% MOM in late May 15
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate up by 31.05% MOM in May 16
5.7 China's bauxite output up by 41.86% MOM in May 16
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate up by 0.58% MOM in May 17
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 0.59% MOM in May 17
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 19.4% MOM in late May 18
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate up by 7.09% MOM in May 18
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by 6.5% MOM in May 19
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 12.57% MOM in late May 19
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate up by 4.61% MOM in May 20
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by 8.31% YOY in May 20
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 34.65% MOM in late May 21
6 Consumers' Statistics 21
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 14.32% YOY in May 21
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 3.52% MOM in late May 22
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 10.87% YOY in May 22
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down sharply by 35.87% YOY in late May 23
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 0.84% MOM in May 23
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory up by 18.51% MOM in late May 24
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption up by 7.01% MOM in May 24
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory up by 4.4% MOM in late May 25
7. Customs Statistics 25
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 27.36% YOY in Apr 25
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 61.14% MOM in Apr 26
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume up sharply by 98.24% MOM in May 26
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume fell 77.72% YoY in Apr 2022 27
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume grew 19.15% YoY in Apr 2022 27
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume increased 82.33% YoY in Apr 2022 28
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume declined 22.71% YoY in Apr 2022 29
8 Relevant Industry News 30
8.1 Fluorspar price moves up 30
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price moves up 30
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 30
9.1 Chinese market 30
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 31
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 31
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 47%min ReSiO2 5% CIF China 31
9.2.3 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 31
9.2.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 31
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 31
9.2.6 Aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 31
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 31
1.1 Chinese origin bauxite 6
1.2 Imported bauxite 6
1.3 Alumina 6
1.4 Aluminum fluoride 6
1.5 Primary aluminum 6
1.6 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 6
1.7 Aluminum bar 6
2 Economy and Policy 6
2.1 Indonesia revokes 50 bauxite mining business licenses 6
2.2 CAAM: China's auto sales down by 47.1% MoM in Apr 6
2.3 Indonesia mulls over ban on bauxite, tin exports this year 6
2.4 NEA: To boost reduction and restriction of coal consumption in steel, nonferrous-metal, building material and other industries 6
2.5 Market rumors Indonesia will stop bauxite exports in early Jun 6
2.6 Indonesia's bauxite export ban still unclear 6
3 Market Movements 6
3.1 Chinese Market 6
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price increases further 6
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price declines 7
3.1.3 Australian alumina moves down 7
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price rises 7
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price moves down 7
3.1.6 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min market demand recovers 7
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 price declines 8
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market demand keeps weak 8
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap price moves down 8
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum bar 6063 market sees strong demand 9
3.2 International Market 9
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price keeps soaring 9
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price surges 9
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price falls further 10
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price moves up 10
3.2.5 Chinese cast aluminum alloy ingot export price declines 10
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market sees rare deals 10
3.2.7 China's imported Zorba aluminum scrap prices move down 10
4 Company News 11
4.1 Jinxin Chemical to launch the 2nd stage alumina project 11
4.2 India Valbaux to suspend bauxite production 11
4.3 Elixir Prahovo restarts normal aluminum fluoride production 11
4.4 Wenfeng New Materials' second alumina production line reaches full operation 11
4.5 CBG cuts bauxite production 11
4.6 Huajin Aluminum restarts normal alumina production 11
4.7 Indonesia TBJ looks for investors to build one alumina refinery 11
4.8 Henan International targets 8 million tonnes of bauxite production in 2022 11
4.9 Aluminij expands aluminum production 11
4.10 Fluorsid resumes normal aluminum fluoride production 12
4.11 Zhongqiang Nonferrous Metals to resume secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.12 Yunyang Aluminum establishes a new electrical round aluminum rod production line 12
4.13 Wuhan Hongjin Metal resumes secondary aluminum alloy production 12
4.14 Yunnan Shenhuo runs full capacity of primary aluminum 12
4.15 Kanghong Industry and Trade to suspend secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.16 Xinde Aluminum resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 12
4.17 Liaoning Wantai halts production of secondary aluminum alloy ingot 12
4.18 Tianshi Copper completes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production equipment maintenance 13
4.19 Hongbang Aluminum increases secondary aluminum alloy production 13
4.20 Lvxin Aluminum's aluminum bar production up 13
4.21 Yadelin upgrades secondary aluminum alloy production equipment 13
4.22 BAI plans to build one aluminum smelter 13
4.23 GBC to expand bauxite loading capacity 13
5 Producers' Statistics 13
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 6.19% MOM in May 13
5.2 China's alumina output up by 7.29% MOM in May 14
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 42.09% MOM in May 14
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 58.82% YOY in May 15
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 25% MOM in late May 15
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate up by 31.05% MOM in May 16
5.7 China's bauxite output up by 41.86% MOM in May 16
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate up by 0.58% MOM in May 17
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 0.59% MOM in May 17
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 19.4% MOM in late May 18
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate up by 7.09% MOM in May 18
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by 6.5% MOM in May 19
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 12.57% MOM in late May 19
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate up by 4.61% MOM in May 20
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by 8.31% YOY in May 20
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 34.65% MOM in late May 21
6 Consumers' Statistics 21
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 14.32% YOY in May 21
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 3.52% MOM in late May 22
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 10.87% YOY in May 22
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down sharply by 35.87% YOY in late May 23
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 0.84% MOM in May 23
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory up by 18.51% MOM in late May 24
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption up by 7.01% MOM in May 24
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory up by 4.4% MOM in late May 25
7. Customs Statistics 25
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 27.36% YOY in Apr 25
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 61.14% MOM in Apr 26
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume up sharply by 98.24% MOM in May 26
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume fell 77.72% YoY in Apr 2022 27
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume grew 19.15% YoY in Apr 2022 27
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume increased 82.33% YoY in Apr 2022 28
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume declined 22.71% YoY in Apr 2022 29
8 Relevant Industry News 30
8.1 Fluorspar price moves up 30
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price moves up 30
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 30
9.1 Chinese market 30
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 31
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 31
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 47%min ReSiO2 5% CIF China 31
9.2.3 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 31
9.2.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 31
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 31
9.2.6 Aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 31
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 31
