Monthly Aluminum Market Report Jan 2026
2026-02-12 10:15:05 【Print】
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1 Market Highlights 4
1.1 Bauxite 4
1.2 Alumina 4
1.3 Aluminum fluoride 4
1.4 Primary aluminum 4
1.5 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 4
1.6 Aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 4
1.7 Aluminum scrap 4
1.8 Aluminum bar 4
2 Policy and Economy 4
2.1 Shandong releases plan to support growth in nonferrous metals industry 4
2.2 South Korea opens second AD sunset review on China's presensitized aluminum plates for offset printing 4
2.3 IMF raises global growth forecast to 3.3% for 2026 4
2.4 Global primary aluminum output exceeds 73 million t in 2025 4
3 Market Movements 4
3.1 Chinese Market 4
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite prices decline 4
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina prices drop 5
3.1.3 Prices of Chinese aluminum fluoride soar and retreat 5
3.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide prices slide 5
3.1.5 Fluorspar prices mark up 5
3.1.6 Liquid caustic soda prices decline 5
3.1.7 Prices for aluminum ingot 99.7%min increase 5
3.1.8 Prices for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 rise 6
3.1.9 Demand for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 weakens 6
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum scrap prices increase 6
3.1.11 TCs for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 decline 7
3.2 International Market 7
3.2.1 Prices of Guinean bauxite decrease 7
3.2.2 Export prices of Australian bauxite slip 7
3.2.3 Malaysian bauxite export prices decrease 8
3.2.4 Export prices of Australian alumina decrease 8
3.2.5 Export prices of Chinese aluminum fluoride soar and retreat 8
3.2.6 Imported prices of Chinese casting aluminum alloy ingot climb 8
3.2.7 Export prices of Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 increase 8
3.2.8 Prices for Chinese imported Zorba aluminum scrap rise 9
4. Company News 9
4.1 Liannex Corporation (Malaysia) ceases bauxite operation 9
4.2 PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia (BAI) boosts alumina output 9
4.3 SUN DA (SD Mining) SA raises bauxite production 9
4.4 Bahrain: Aluminum company hits record production 9
4.5 Kambia Bauxite Mining SA boosts bauxite production 9
4.6 Uniprom Metal DOO to resume bauxite operation 9
4.7 Vedanta to increase aluminum ingot production capacity 9
4.8 Nimba Mining recovers bauxite operation 9
4.9 Moronou Mineral Resources to increase bauxite production 9
4.10 Rio Tinto To Cut Yarwun Alumina Output By 40% From 2026 10
4.11 Yangxin Yifan Aluminum Industry reduces aluminum bar output 10
4.12 Yongzhou Zhongxin Renewable Resources reduces aluminum alloy ingot output 10
4.13 Guangdong Longda Aluminum Industry recovers aluminum alloy ingot operation 10
4.14 Qinghai Haiyuan Aluminum Special Alloy decreases aluminum alloy ingot production 10
4.15 Suzhou YaDelin cuts aluminum alloy ingot output 10
4.16 Anhui Xintai Alloy reduces aluminum billet production 10
4.17 Longyan Ruiqi Aluminum Industry halts aluminum alloy ingot operation 10
4.18 Henan Wanji Aluminum Industry cuts aluminum billet production 10
4.19 Guangxi Guangying Aluminum Industry ceases aluminum billet operation 10
4.20 Shuaiyi Chi (Henan) New Material Technology raises aluminum billet production 11
5 Producers Statistics 11
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 2.03% MOM in Jan 11
5.2 China's alumina output up by 2.58% YOY in Jan 11
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 27.93% YOY in Jan 11
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 33.71% YOY in Jan 11
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 30.37% MOM in late Jan 12
5.6 Guinean bauxite producers' operating rate up by 12.49% MOM in Jan 12
5.7 Guinean bauxite producers' output up by 22.86% YOY in Jan 12
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate records 87.63% in Jan 12
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by about 0.18% MOM in Jan 13
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory up by about 68.34% MOM in late Jan 13
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate records 47.23% in Jan 13
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by about 4.6% MOM in Jan 13
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by about 35.66% MOM in late Jan 14
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate records 46.68% in Jan 14
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by 5.18% MOM in Jan 14
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by about 68.77% MOM in late Jan 15
6 Consumers Statistics 15
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 13.27% YOY in Jan 15
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite up by 14.75% YOY in late Jan 15
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 9.82% YOY in Jan 15
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite up by 15.98% MOM in late Jan 16
7. Customs Statistics 16
7.1 China's bauxite import volume down by 2.88% MOM in Dec 16
7.2 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume down by 18.26% MOM in Dec 16
7.3 China's low-density aluminum fluoride export volume soaring by 250.49% MOM in Dec 17
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume increased 29.49% MoM in Dec 2025 17
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume grew 27.19% MoM in Dec 2025 18
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume increased 20.03% YoY in Dec 2025 19
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume grew 22.78% YoY in Dec 2025 19
1.1 Bauxite 4
1.2 Alumina 4
1.3 Aluminum fluoride 4
1.4 Primary aluminum 4
1.5 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 4
1.6 Aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 4
1.7 Aluminum scrap 4
1.8 Aluminum bar 4
2 Policy and Economy 4
2.1 Shandong releases plan to support growth in nonferrous metals industry 4
2.2 South Korea opens second AD sunset review on China's presensitized aluminum plates for offset printing 4
2.3 IMF raises global growth forecast to 3.3% for 2026 4
2.4 Global primary aluminum output exceeds 73 million t in 2025 4
3 Market Movements 4
3.1 Chinese Market 4
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite prices decline 4
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina prices drop 5
3.1.3 Prices of Chinese aluminum fluoride soar and retreat 5
3.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide prices slide 5
3.1.5 Fluorspar prices mark up 5
3.1.6 Liquid caustic soda prices decline 5
3.1.7 Prices for aluminum ingot 99.7%min increase 5
3.1.8 Prices for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 rise 6
3.1.9 Demand for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 weakens 6
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum scrap prices increase 6
3.1.11 TCs for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 decline 7
3.2 International Market 7
3.2.1 Prices of Guinean bauxite decrease 7
3.2.2 Export prices of Australian bauxite slip 7
3.2.3 Malaysian bauxite export prices decrease 8
3.2.4 Export prices of Australian alumina decrease 8
3.2.5 Export prices of Chinese aluminum fluoride soar and retreat 8
3.2.6 Imported prices of Chinese casting aluminum alloy ingot climb 8
3.2.7 Export prices of Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 increase 8
3.2.8 Prices for Chinese imported Zorba aluminum scrap rise 9
4. Company News 9
4.1 Liannex Corporation (Malaysia) ceases bauxite operation 9
4.2 PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia (BAI) boosts alumina output 9
4.3 SUN DA (SD Mining) SA raises bauxite production 9
4.4 Bahrain: Aluminum company hits record production 9
4.5 Kambia Bauxite Mining SA boosts bauxite production 9
4.6 Uniprom Metal DOO to resume bauxite operation 9
4.7 Vedanta to increase aluminum ingot production capacity 9
4.8 Nimba Mining recovers bauxite operation 9
4.9 Moronou Mineral Resources to increase bauxite production 9
4.10 Rio Tinto To Cut Yarwun Alumina Output By 40% From 2026 10
4.11 Yangxin Yifan Aluminum Industry reduces aluminum bar output 10
4.12 Yongzhou Zhongxin Renewable Resources reduces aluminum alloy ingot output 10
4.13 Guangdong Longda Aluminum Industry recovers aluminum alloy ingot operation 10
4.14 Qinghai Haiyuan Aluminum Special Alloy decreases aluminum alloy ingot production 10
4.15 Suzhou YaDelin cuts aluminum alloy ingot output 10
4.16 Anhui Xintai Alloy reduces aluminum billet production 10
4.17 Longyan Ruiqi Aluminum Industry halts aluminum alloy ingot operation 10
4.18 Henan Wanji Aluminum Industry cuts aluminum billet production 10
4.19 Guangxi Guangying Aluminum Industry ceases aluminum billet operation 10
4.20 Shuaiyi Chi (Henan) New Material Technology raises aluminum billet production 11
5 Producers Statistics 11
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 2.03% MOM in Jan 11
5.2 China's alumina output up by 2.58% YOY in Jan 11
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 27.93% YOY in Jan 11
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 33.71% YOY in Jan 11
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 30.37% MOM in late Jan 12
5.6 Guinean bauxite producers' operating rate up by 12.49% MOM in Jan 12
5.7 Guinean bauxite producers' output up by 22.86% YOY in Jan 12
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate records 87.63% in Jan 12
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by about 0.18% MOM in Jan 13
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory up by about 68.34% MOM in late Jan 13
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate records 47.23% in Jan 13
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by about 4.6% MOM in Jan 13
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by about 35.66% MOM in late Jan 14
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate records 46.68% in Jan 14
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by 5.18% MOM in Jan 14
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by about 68.77% MOM in late Jan 15
6 Consumers Statistics 15
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 13.27% YOY in Jan 15
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite up by 14.75% YOY in late Jan 15
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 9.82% YOY in Jan 15
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite up by 15.98% MOM in late Jan 16
7. Customs Statistics 16
7.1 China's bauxite import volume down by 2.88% MOM in Dec 16
7.2 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume down by 18.26% MOM in Dec 16
7.3 China's low-density aluminum fluoride export volume soaring by 250.49% MOM in Dec 17
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume increased 29.49% MoM in Dec 2025 17
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume grew 27.19% MoM in Dec 2025 18
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume increased 20.03% YoY in Dec 2025 19
7.7 China's aluminum scrap import volume grew 22.78% YoY in Dec 2025 19
