Monthly Aluminum Market Report Oct 2022
2022-11-17 18:08:11 【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 Covid-19 situation in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia and responding control measure 6
2.2 Malaysia rumoured to be resuming raw bauxite exports 6
2.3 MEE: China totally bans import of foreign garbage 6
2.4 MEE: To launch third round of central ecological and environmental protection inspection campaign 6
3 Market Movements 6
3.1 Chinese Market 6
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price edges up 6
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price moves down 6
3.1.3 Australian alumina price goes down 7
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price rises substantially 7
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price moves down 7
3.1.6 Demand for aluminum ingot 99.7%min recovers slightly 7
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 market sees weak demand 7
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market sees stable demand 8
3.1.9 Chinese aluminum scrap market sees tight supply 8
3.1.10 TCs for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 go up 9
3.2 International Market 9
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price moves down 9
3.2.2 Indonesian high-grade bauxite price increases 9
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price slumps 9
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price goes up 10
3.2.5 Chinese market sees weak demand for imported cast aluminum alloy ingot 10
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market quiet 10
3.2.7 Prices for imported Zorba aluminum scrap move down 10
4 Company News 10
4.1 Laman Mining renews bauxite mining license 10
4.2 Shuijiang Alumina shuts down 10
4.3 GBC to deliver bauxite by cape-size vessels 11
4.4 Huaxing Aluminum to cut alumina production 11
4.5 Dao Er Aluminum to restart bauxite production 11
4.6 India Credo Mineral restarts normal bauxite production 11
4.7 Century Metal Recycling to reduce secondary aluminum alloy ingots production 11
4.8 Malaysia Spring Energy plans to restart bauxite operation 11
4.9 DSM reduces bauxite production 11
4.10 Guangxi Xinfa Aluminum to cut alumina production 11
4.11 Shengda Metal resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
4.12 Fengtong Aluminum Alloy resumes secondary aluminum alloy production 11
4.13 Lixin Aluminum to reduce secondary aluminum alloy production 11
4.14 United Aluminum to increase aluminum bar output 11
4.15 Zhanci New Material's secondary aluminum alloy ingot production to go down 11
4.16 Chuangyuan Metal to resume aluminum bar production 12
4.17 Heaven Dragon Mining to cut primary aluminum production 12
4.18 Aostar Aluminum increases aluminum output 12
4.19 Gotech New Metal Materials maintains aluminum bar production equipment 12
4.20 Kanghong Industry and Trade completes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production line maintenance 12
4.21 Dongsheng Metal Products maintains production equipment 12
4.22 Yongfeng Alloy Material's aluminum bar inventory increases 12
4.23 Wandong Aluminum's aluminum bar production decreases 12
5 Producers' Statistics 13
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 1.30% MOM in Oct 13
5.2 China's alumina output up by 7.40% YOY in Oct 13
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 14.75% MOM in Oct 13
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 14.73% MOM in Oct 14
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 92.86% MOM in late Oct 14
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate up by 13.55% MOM in Oct 15
5.7 China's bauxite output down by 20.81% MOM in Oct 15
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate down by 0.19% MOM in Oct 16
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 0.02% MOM in Oct 16
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory up by 127.08% MOM in late Sep 17
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate down by 0.72% MOM in Oct 17
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by 0.72% MOM in Oct 18
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 1.48% MOM in late Oct 18
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate up by 1.08% MOM in Oct 19
5.15 China's aluminum bar output basically up by 1.1% MOM in Oct 19
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by 103.29% MOM in late Oct 19
6 Consumers' Statistics 20
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 26.09%YOY in Oct 20
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 8.38% MOM in late Oct 20
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 10.96% YOY in Oct 21
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down by 10.05% MOM in late Oct 21
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 5.38% YOY in Oct 22
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 10.71% YOY in late Oct 22
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption down by 4.66% MOM in Oct 23
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory down by 0.97% MOM in late Oct 23
7. Customs Statistics 24
7.1 China's bauxite import volume down by 23.57% MOM in Sep 24
7.2 China's alumina imports up sharply by 58.66% MOM in Aug 24
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume soars by 244.79% MOM in Sep 25
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume decreased 32.09% YoY in Sep 2022 25
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume decreased 13.94% YoY in Sep 2022 26
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume rose 29.87% YoY in Sep 2022 27
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume grew 55.35% YoY in Sep 2022 28
8 Relevant Industry News 29
8.1 Fluorspar price rises further 29
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price soars further 29
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 29
9.1 Chinese market 29
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si=5.0 delivered China 29
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 29
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 29
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 29
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 29
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 29
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 29
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 29
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 29
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW in warehouse 30
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 30
9.2 International Market 30
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 30
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 47%min ReSiO2 5% CIF China 30
9.2.3 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 30
9.2.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 30
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 30
9.2.6 Aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 30
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 30
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 Covid-19 situation in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia and responding control measure 6
2.2 Malaysia rumoured to be resuming raw bauxite exports 6
2.3 MEE: China totally bans import of foreign garbage 6
2.4 MEE: To launch third round of central ecological and environmental protection inspection campaign 6
3 Market Movements 6
3.1 Chinese Market 6
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price edges up 6
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price moves down 6
3.1.3 Australian alumina price goes down 7
3.1.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride price rises substantially 7
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price moves down 7
3.1.6 Demand for aluminum ingot 99.7%min recovers slightly 7
3.1.7 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 market sees weak demand 7
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market sees stable demand 8
3.1.9 Chinese aluminum scrap market sees tight supply 8
3.1.10 TCs for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 go up 9
3.2 International Market 9
3.2.1 Guinean bauxite price moves down 9
3.2.2 Indonesian high-grade bauxite price increases 9
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price slumps 9
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price goes up 10
3.2.5 Chinese market sees weak demand for imported cast aluminum alloy ingot 10
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market quiet 10
3.2.7 Prices for imported Zorba aluminum scrap move down 10
4 Company News 10
4.1 Laman Mining renews bauxite mining license 10
4.2 Shuijiang Alumina shuts down 10
4.3 GBC to deliver bauxite by cape-size vessels 11
4.4 Huaxing Aluminum to cut alumina production 11
4.5 Dao Er Aluminum to restart bauxite production 11
4.6 India Credo Mineral restarts normal bauxite production 11
4.7 Century Metal Recycling to reduce secondary aluminum alloy ingots production 11
4.8 Malaysia Spring Energy plans to restart bauxite operation 11
4.9 DSM reduces bauxite production 11
4.10 Guangxi Xinfa Aluminum to cut alumina production 11
4.11 Shengda Metal resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
4.12 Fengtong Aluminum Alloy resumes secondary aluminum alloy production 11
4.13 Lixin Aluminum to reduce secondary aluminum alloy production 11
4.14 United Aluminum to increase aluminum bar output 11
4.15 Zhanci New Material's secondary aluminum alloy ingot production to go down 11
4.16 Chuangyuan Metal to resume aluminum bar production 12
4.17 Heaven Dragon Mining to cut primary aluminum production 12
4.18 Aostar Aluminum increases aluminum output 12
4.19 Gotech New Metal Materials maintains aluminum bar production equipment 12
4.20 Kanghong Industry and Trade completes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production line maintenance 12
4.21 Dongsheng Metal Products maintains production equipment 12
4.22 Yongfeng Alloy Material's aluminum bar inventory increases 12
4.23 Wandong Aluminum's aluminum bar production decreases 12
5 Producers' Statistics 13
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 1.30% MOM in Oct 13
5.2 China's alumina output up by 7.40% YOY in Oct 13
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 14.75% MOM in Oct 13
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 14.73% MOM in Oct 14
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 92.86% MOM in late Oct 14
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate up by 13.55% MOM in Oct 15
5.7 China's bauxite output down by 20.81% MOM in Oct 15
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate down by 0.19% MOM in Oct 16
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 0.02% MOM in Oct 16
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory up by 127.08% MOM in late Sep 17
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate down by 0.72% MOM in Oct 17
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by 0.72% MOM in Oct 18
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 1.48% MOM in late Oct 18
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate up by 1.08% MOM in Oct 19
5.15 China's aluminum bar output basically up by 1.1% MOM in Oct 19
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by 103.29% MOM in late Oct 19
6 Consumers' Statistics 20
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 26.09%YOY in Oct 20
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 8.38% MOM in late Oct 20
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 10.96% YOY in Oct 21
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down by 10.05% MOM in late Oct 21
6.5 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina consumption up by 5.38% YOY in Oct 22
6.6 Chinese primary aluminum producers' alumina inventory down by 10.71% YOY in late Oct 22
6.7 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap consumption down by 4.66% MOM in Oct 23
6.8 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' aluminum scrap inventory down by 0.97% MOM in late Oct 23
7. Customs Statistics 24
7.1 China's bauxite import volume down by 23.57% MOM in Sep 24
7.2 China's alumina imports up sharply by 58.66% MOM in Aug 24
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume soars by 244.79% MOM in Sep 25
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume decreased 32.09% YoY in Sep 2022 25
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume decreased 13.94% YoY in Sep 2022 26
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume rose 29.87% YoY in Sep 2022 27
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume grew 55.35% YoY in Sep 2022 28
8 Relevant Industry News 29
8.1 Fluorspar price rises further 29
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price soars further 29
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 29
9.1 Chinese market 29
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si=5.0 delivered China 29
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 29
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 29
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 29
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 29
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 29
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 29
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 29
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 29
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW in warehouse 30
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 30
9.2 International Market 30
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 30
9.2.2 Indonesian bauxite Al2O3 47%min ReSiO2 5% CIF China 30
9.2.3 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 30
9.2.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 30
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 30
9.2.6 Aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 30
9.2.7 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 30
