Monthly Aluminum Market Report Aug 2022
2022-09-21 18:29:53 【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 China moves to prevent blind expansion of nonferrous metal smelting capacity 7
2.2 Ministry of Natural Resources: China should improve ability to guarantee strategic mineral resources supply 7
2.3 Sichuan rations electricity to prioritise residential power supply amid soaring demand 7
2.4 Sichuan launches level-Ⅰ emergency response to guarantee energy supply for emergencies 7
3 Market Movements 7
3.1 Chinese Market 7
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price falls and then rises 7
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price moves down 8
3.1.3 Australian alumina price goes down 8
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price slumps 8
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price moves down 8
3.1.6 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min market sees weak demand 8
3.1.7 Prices for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 move up 9
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market demand still weak 9
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap market sees short supply 9
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum bar 6063 market still sees weak demand 10
3.2 International Market 10
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price rises further 10
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price soars 10
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price moves down 11
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price slumps 11
3.2.5 Import prices for cast aluminum alloy ingot soar 11
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export price goes up 11
3.2.7 Prices for imported Zorba aluminum scrap move down 12
4 Company News 12
4.1 Hunan Nonferrous restarts normal aluminum fluoride production 12
4.2 GBC starts exporting bauxite to China 12
4.3 Uniprom Metal starts bauxite mining equipment maintenance 12
4.4 CTC increases bauxite production 12
4.5 Galuminium starts maintenance on baking furnace 12
4.6 Bochuang Aluminum to launch the 2nd alumina production line 12
4.7 Guinea KMC seeks investors for bauxite development 12
4.8 Sierra Mineral restarts loading bauxite by supermax vessels 12
4.9 Hongyuan Chemical restarts normal aluminum fluoride production 12
4.10 Xinfa Chemical increases Chinese origin bauxite consumption volume 13
4.11 Tiangui Aluminum's third production line to release alumina 13
4.12 Xiangrong Aluminum to increase aluminum bar production 13
4.13 Yuxinlong Renewable Resources suspends secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.14 Bomeiqi Star reduces primary aluminum production 13
4.15 Tonghe New Material suspends secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.16 Guosheng Environmental Protection Technology cuts aluminum bar production 13
4.17 Aostar Aluminum reduces aluminum production 13
4.18 Zhejiang Sigma Metals completes maintenance of secondary aluminum alloy equipment 13
4.19 Dezheng Metal Material resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.20 Xinhao Aluminum to reduce aluminum bar production 14
4.21 Kanghong Industry and Trade resumes production of secondary aluminum alloy ingot 14
4.22 Aostar Aluminium to reduce primary aluminum production 14
4.23 Meishan Aostar to reduce primary aluminum production 14
4.24 Zhanci New Material's secondary aluminum alloy ingot reaches full production 14
4.25 Chengchao Aluminum installs new secondary aluminum alloy production equipment 14
4.26 Xingyue Aluminum's aluminum bar production to drop 14
5 Producers' Statistics 15
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 0.21% YOY in Aug 15
5.2 China's alumina output up by 10.42% YOY in Aug 15
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 8.12% MOM in Aug 16
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output down by 9.9% MOM in Aug 16
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory up by 117.81% YOY in late Aug 17
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate up by 11.96% YOY in Aug 17
5.7 China's bauxite output up by 3.64% MOM in Aug 18
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate up by 2.58% YOY in Aug 18
5.9 China's primary aluminum output down by 1.01% MOM in Aug 19
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 9.58% MOM in late Aug 19
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate up by 1.24% MOM in Aug 19
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by 1.23% MOM in Aug 20
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 3.96% MOM in late Aug 20
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate down by 1.97% MOM in Aug 21
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by 3.25% YOY in Aug 21
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by 41.66% MOM in late Aug 22
6 Consumers' Statistics 22
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 29.66% YOY in Aug 22
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite up by 4.43% MOM in late Aug 23
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 11.54% MOM in Aug 23
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down by 18.93% YOY in late Aug 24
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 2.75% YOY in Aug 24
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 9.36% MOM in late Aug 25
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption up by 0.85% MOM in Aug 25
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory down by 2.21% MOM in late Aug 26
7. Customs Statistics 26
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 12.49% MOM in Jul 26
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 70.02% YOY in Jul 27
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume down by 34.08% MOM in Jul 27
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume increased 79.61% MoM in Jul 2022 28
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume increased 17.01% YoY in Jul 2022 28
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume rose 179.01% YoY in Jul 2022 29
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume rose 166.14% YoY in Jul 2022 30
8 Relevant Industry News 31
8.1 Fluorspar price soars 31
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price rebounds after hitting bottom 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 32
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 32
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 32
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 32
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 32
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 32
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 32
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 32
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW in warehouse 32
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 32
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 China moves to prevent blind expansion of nonferrous metal smelting capacity 7
2.2 Ministry of Natural Resources: China should improve ability to guarantee strategic mineral resources supply 7
2.3 Sichuan rations electricity to prioritise residential power supply amid soaring demand 7
2.4 Sichuan launches level-Ⅰ emergency response to guarantee energy supply for emergencies 7
3 Market Movements 7
3.1 Chinese Market 7
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price falls and then rises 7
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price moves down 8
3.1.3 Australian alumina price goes down 8
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price slumps 8
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price moves down 8
3.1.6 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min market sees weak demand 8
3.1.7 Prices for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 move up 9
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market demand still weak 9
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap market sees short supply 9
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum bar 6063 market still sees weak demand 10
3.2 International Market 10
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price rises further 10
3.2.2 Indonesian bauxite price soars 10
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price moves down 11
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price slumps 11
3.2.5 Import prices for cast aluminum alloy ingot soar 11
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export price goes up 11
3.2.7 Prices for imported Zorba aluminum scrap move down 12
4 Company News 12
4.1 Hunan Nonferrous restarts normal aluminum fluoride production 12
4.2 GBC starts exporting bauxite to China 12
4.3 Uniprom Metal starts bauxite mining equipment maintenance 12
4.4 CTC increases bauxite production 12
4.5 Galuminium starts maintenance on baking furnace 12
4.6 Bochuang Aluminum to launch the 2nd alumina production line 12
4.7 Guinea KMC seeks investors for bauxite development 12
4.8 Sierra Mineral restarts loading bauxite by supermax vessels 12
4.9 Hongyuan Chemical restarts normal aluminum fluoride production 12
4.10 Xinfa Chemical increases Chinese origin bauxite consumption volume 13
4.11 Tiangui Aluminum's third production line to release alumina 13
4.12 Xiangrong Aluminum to increase aluminum bar production 13
4.13 Yuxinlong Renewable Resources suspends secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.14 Bomeiqi Star reduces primary aluminum production 13
4.15 Tonghe New Material suspends secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.16 Guosheng Environmental Protection Technology cuts aluminum bar production 13
4.17 Aostar Aluminum reduces aluminum production 13
4.18 Zhejiang Sigma Metals completes maintenance of secondary aluminum alloy equipment 13
4.19 Dezheng Metal Material resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 13
4.20 Xinhao Aluminum to reduce aluminum bar production 14
4.21 Kanghong Industry and Trade resumes production of secondary aluminum alloy ingot 14
4.22 Aostar Aluminium to reduce primary aluminum production 14
4.23 Meishan Aostar to reduce primary aluminum production 14
4.24 Zhanci New Material's secondary aluminum alloy ingot reaches full production 14
4.25 Chengchao Aluminum installs new secondary aluminum alloy production equipment 14
4.26 Xingyue Aluminum's aluminum bar production to drop 14
5 Producers' Statistics 15
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 0.21% YOY in Aug 15
5.2 China's alumina output up by 10.42% YOY in Aug 15
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 8.12% MOM in Aug 16
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output down by 9.9% MOM in Aug 16
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory up by 117.81% YOY in late Aug 17
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate up by 11.96% YOY in Aug 17
5.7 China's bauxite output up by 3.64% MOM in Aug 18
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate up by 2.58% YOY in Aug 18
5.9 China's primary aluminum output down by 1.01% MOM in Aug 19
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 9.58% MOM in late Aug 19
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate up by 1.24% MOM in Aug 19
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by 1.23% MOM in Aug 20
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 3.96% MOM in late Aug 20
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate down by 1.97% MOM in Aug 21
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by 3.25% YOY in Aug 21
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by 41.66% MOM in late Aug 22
6 Consumers' Statistics 22
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 29.66% YOY in Aug 22
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite up by 4.43% MOM in late Aug 23
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 11.54% MOM in Aug 23
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down by 18.93% YOY in late Aug 24
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 2.75% YOY in Aug 24
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 9.36% MOM in late Aug 25
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption up by 0.85% MOM in Aug 25
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory down by 2.21% MOM in late Aug 26
7. Customs Statistics 26
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 12.49% MOM in Jul 26
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 70.02% YOY in Jul 27
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume down by 34.08% MOM in Jul 27
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume increased 79.61% MoM in Jul 2022 28
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume increased 17.01% YoY in Jul 2022 28
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume rose 179.01% YoY in Jul 2022 29
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume rose 166.14% YoY in Jul 2022 30
8 Relevant Industry News 31
8.1 Fluorspar price soars 31
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price rebounds after hitting bottom 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 32
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 32
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 32
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 32
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 32
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 32
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 32
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 32
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW in warehouse 32
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 32
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
