Monthly Aluminum Market Report Feb 2026
2026-03-13 14:24:00 【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 Global alumina production rose month-on-month in December 4
2.2 China's nonferrous metals industry sees strong profit growth in 2025 4
2.3 Argentina terminates anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminum foil 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 pick up 5
3.1.3 Prices of Chinese aluminum fluoride stable 5
3.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide prices rebound 5
3.1.5 Fluorspar prices mark up 5
3.1.6 Liquid caustic soda prices rebound 5
3.1.7 Prices for aluminum ingot 99.7%min decrease 5
3.1.8 Prices for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 fall 6
3.1.9 Demand for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 weakens 6
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum scrap prices decline 6
3.1.11 Demand for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 weakens 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 steady 8
3.2.4 Export prices of Australian alumina pick up 8
3.2.5 Export prices of Chinese aluminum fluoride stabilize 8
3.2.6 Imported prices of Chinese casting aluminum alloy ingot climb 8
3.2.7 Trading of Chinese exported aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 sluggish 8
3.2.8 Prices for Chinese imported Zorba aluminum scrap fall 9
4. Company News 9
4.1 Hindalco Industries to increase alumina production capacity 9
4.2 Henan International Cooperation Group (Guinea) halts bauxite production 9
4.3 Do-Fluoride New Materials to reduce aluminum fluoride production 9
4.4 Alufer Mining reduces bauxite production 9
4.5 PT Borneo Alumindo Prima (BAP) boosts alumina output 9
4.6 Red Sea Aluminium Industrial builds aluminum ingot plant 9
4.7 Hunan Xingxiang Fluoride Chemicals to resume aluminum fluoride production 9
4.8 Macrock International Group halts bauxite operation 9
4.9 Hebei Wenfeng Advanced Materials cuts alumina production 10
4.10 Henan Fude Technology restarts aluminum fluoride operation 10
4.11 Baotou Hebao Metal Materials to halt aluminum billet production 10
4.12 Hubei Chuxing New Material Technology to suspend aluminum alloy ingot operation 10
4.13 Shandong Shengchang Metal Technology recovers aluminum alloy ingot production 10
4.14 Yangxin Yifan Aluminum Industry to increase aluminum billet production 10
4.15 Suzhou YaDelin to suspend aluminum alloy ingot production 10
4.16 Anhui Jiasheng Metal Technology to recover aluminum billet operation 10
4.17 Jiangsu Chaojin New Materials to restart aluminum alloy ingot operation 10
4.18 Gansu Gaobang Aluminum Industry boosts aluminum billet output 10
4.19 Guangxi Guangying Aluminum Industry cuts aluminum billet production 11
4.20 Sichuan Meiyu Aluminum Industry recovers aluminum billet operation 11
5 Producers Statistics 11
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 3.74% YOY in Feb 11
5.2 China's alumina output up by 2.42% YOY in Feb 11
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 11.07% YOY in Feb 11
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 16.07% YOY in Feb 12
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 9.18% YOY in late Feb 12
5.6 Guinean bauxite producers' operating rate down by 4.65% MOM in Feb 12
5.7 Guinean bauxite producers' output up by 27.22% YOY in Feb 12
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate records 87.55% in Feb 13
5.9 China's primary aluminum output down by about 0.23% MOM in Feb 13
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory up by about 156.85% MOM in late Feb 13
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate records 23.08% in Feb 13
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by about 35.64% YOY in Feb 14
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory down by about 12.88% MOM in late Feb 14
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate records 38.49% in Feb 14
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by around 17.71% MOM in Feb 15
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by about 116.27% MOM in late Feb 15
6 Consumers Statistics 15
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 14.96% YOY in Feb 15
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite up by 12.65% YOY in late Feb 16
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 10.04% YOY in Feb 16
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down by 18.80% YOY in late Feb 16
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 Global alumina production rose month-on-month in December 4
2.2 China's nonferrous metals industry sees strong profit growth in 2025 4
2.3 Argentina terminates anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminum foil 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 pick up 5
3.1.3 Prices of Chinese aluminum fluoride stable 5
3.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide prices rebound 5
3.1.5 Fluorspar prices mark up 5
3.1.6 Liquid caustic soda prices rebound 5
3.1.7 Prices for aluminum ingot 99.7%min decrease 5
3.1.8 Prices for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 fall 6
3.1.9 Demand for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 weakens 6
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum scrap prices decline 6
3.1.11 Demand for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 weakens 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 steady 8
3.2.4 Export prices of Australian alumina pick up 8
3.2.5 Export prices of Chinese aluminum fluoride stabilize 8
3.2.6 Imported prices of Chinese casting aluminum alloy ingot climb 8
3.2.7 Trading of Chinese exported aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 sluggish 8
3.2.8 Prices for Chinese imported Zorba aluminum scrap fall 9
4. Company News 9
4.1 Hindalco Industries to increase alumina production capacity 9
4.2 Henan International Cooperation Group (Guinea) halts bauxite production 9
4.3 Do-Fluoride New Materials to reduce aluminum fluoride production 9
4.4 Alufer Mining reduces bauxite production 9
4.5 PT Borneo Alumindo Prima (BAP) boosts alumina output 9
4.6 Red Sea Aluminium Industrial builds aluminum ingot plant 9
4.7 Hunan Xingxiang Fluoride Chemicals to resume aluminum fluoride production 9
4.8 Macrock International Group halts bauxite operation 9
4.9 Hebei Wenfeng Advanced Materials cuts alumina production 10
4.10 Henan Fude Technology restarts aluminum fluoride operation 10
4.11 Baotou Hebao Metal Materials to halt aluminum billet production 10
4.12 Hubei Chuxing New Material Technology to suspend aluminum alloy ingot operation 10
4.13 Shandong Shengchang Metal Technology recovers aluminum alloy ingot production 10
4.14 Yangxin Yifan Aluminum Industry to increase aluminum billet production 10
4.15 Suzhou YaDelin to suspend aluminum alloy ingot production 10
4.16 Anhui Jiasheng Metal Technology to recover aluminum billet operation 10
4.17 Jiangsu Chaojin New Materials to restart aluminum alloy ingot operation 10
4.18 Gansu Gaobang Aluminum Industry boosts aluminum billet output 10
4.19 Guangxi Guangying Aluminum Industry cuts aluminum billet production 11
4.20 Sichuan Meiyu Aluminum Industry recovers aluminum billet operation 11
5 Producers Statistics 11
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate down by 3.74% YOY in Feb 11
5.2 China's alumina output up by 2.42% YOY in Feb 11
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 11.07% YOY in Feb 11
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 16.07% YOY in Feb 12
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 9.18% YOY in late Feb 12
5.6 Guinean bauxite producers' operating rate down by 4.65% MOM in Feb 12
5.7 Guinean bauxite producers' output up by 27.22% YOY in Feb 12
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate records 87.55% in Feb 13
5.9 China's primary aluminum output down by about 0.23% MOM in Feb 13
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory up by about 156.85% MOM in late Feb 13
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate records 23.08% in Feb 13
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output down by about 35.64% YOY in Feb 14
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory down by about 12.88% MOM in late Feb 14
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate records 38.49% in Feb 14
5.15 China's aluminum bar output down by around 17.71% MOM in Feb 15
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory up by about 116.27% MOM in late Feb 15
6 Consumers Statistics 15
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 14.96% YOY in Feb 15
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite up by 12.65% YOY in late Feb 16
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite down by 10.04% YOY in Feb 16
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite down by 18.80% YOY in late Feb 16
