Monthly Aluminum Market Report Oct 2023
2023-11-15 18:40:04 【Print】
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1 Market Highlights 5
1.1 Chinese origin bauxite 5
1.2 Imported bauxite 5
1.3 Alumina 5
1.4 Aluminum fluoride 5
1.5 Primary aluminum 5
1.6 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 5
1.7 Aluminum bar 5
2 Policy and Economy 5
2.1 Australia imposes AD & CVD on China's aluminum extrusions 5
2.2 Shandong issues heavy pollution warning and production restriction measures 5
2.3 US to extend steel tariff suspension for EU 5
3 Market Movements 5
3.1 Chinese Market 5
3.1.1 Price of Chinese origin bauxite increases 5
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price moves up 5
3.1.3 Australian alumina price falls 6
3.1.4 Price of Chinese aluminum fluoride increases further 6
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price rises 6
3.1.6 Price of aluminum ingot 99.7%min declines 6
3.1.7 Demand for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 recovers slightly 6
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market sees active trading activities 7
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap consumers see decreasing inventories 7
3.1.10 Demand for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 begins to recover 8
3.2 International Market 8
3.2.1 Price of Guinean bauxite increases 8
3.2.2 Malaysia's export quota for bauxite increases 8
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price keeps steady 8
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price soars 8
3.2.5 Prices for imported cast aluminum alloy ingot move down 9
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market sees few deals 9
3.2.7 China market sees rare deals for imported Zorba aluminum scrap 9
4 Company News 9
4.1 Hindalco Industries to Partner with Odisha Mining Corporation for Bauxite Supply 9
4.2 AGB2A reduces bauxite production 9
4.3 Zhaohe New Material restarts normal aluminum fluoride production 9
4.4 Xinfa Chemical to restart normal alumina production 10
4.5 Turkey Red Rock Minerals plans to increase bauxite production capacity 10
4.6 Sierra Mineral plans to expand bauxite production capacity 10
4.7 Shaoxing Industrial cuts aluminum fluoride production 10
4.8 Wanji Aluminum increases alumina production 10
4.9 Chalco Q1-Q3 alumina sales up by 7.84% YoY 10
4.10 East Hope (Sanmenxia) increases alumina production 10
4.11 Kailong New Materials to raise aluminum bar output 10
4.12 Zhongxin Aluminum's all secondary aluminum alloy equipment in operation 10
4.13 Hubei Huajin Aluminum starts trial production of secondary aluminum alloy 10
4.14 SPIC Inner Mongolia Baiyinhua puts primary aluminum into production 10
4.15 Chaoqun Nonferrous Metal resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
4.16 Dongsheng Aluminum to increase secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
4.17 Southeast Precision Technology to complete preheating process of aluminum bar production equipment 11
4.18 Mingdi Group to raise aluminum bar output 11
4.19 Hongbang Aluminium resumes secondary aluminum alloy production 11
4.20 Lianchuang Aluminum resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
5 Producers Statistics 11
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 3.95% MOM in Oct 11
5.2 China's alumina output up by 6.16% YOY in Oct 12
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 18.52% MOM in Oct 12
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 18.54% MOM in Oct 13
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory up by 360% YOY in late Oct 13
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate up by 35.34% YOY in Oct 14
5.7 Chinese bauxite producers' output up by 40.86% YOY in Oct 14
5.8 Guinean bauxite producers' operating rate up by 9.85% MOM in Oct 15
5.9 Guinean bauxite producers' output up by 9.87% MOM in Oct 15
5.10 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate records 86% in late Oct 15
5.11 China's primary aluminum output up by 0.12% MOM in Oct 16
5.12 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 7.42% MOM in late Oct 16
5.13 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate records 43.52% in Oct 17
5.14 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by about 0.15% MOM in Oct 17
5.15 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory down by 3.65% MOM in late Oct 18
5.16 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate records 51.97% in Oct 18
5.17 China's aluminum bar output up by 1.39% MOM in Oct 19
5.18 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 1.41% MOM in late Oct 19
6 Consumers Statistics 20
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 1.64% MOM in Oct 20
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 1.86% MOM in late Oct 20
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 12.98% YOY in Oct 21
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite up by 5.77% YOY in late Oct 21
7. Customs Statistics 22
7.1 China's bauxite import volume down by 13.84% MOM in Sep 22
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 23.88% MOM in Sep 22
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume down by 9.36% MOM in Sep 23
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume rose 210.29% YoY in Sep 2023 23
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume rose 29.02% YoY in Sep 2023 24
8 Relevant Industry News 25
8.1 Fluorspar price soars 25
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price surges 25
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 25
9.1 Chinese market 25
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si=5.0 delivered China 25
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 26
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 26
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 26
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 26
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 26
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 26
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 26
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 26
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW in warehouse 26
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 26
9.2 International Market 26
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 26
9.2.2 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 26
9.2.3 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 26
9.2.4 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 CIF China 26
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 26
9.2.6 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 26
1.1 Chinese origin bauxite 5
1.2 Imported bauxite 5
1.3 Alumina 5
1.4 Aluminum fluoride 5
1.5 Primary aluminum 5
1.6 Secondary aluminum alloy ingot 5
1.7 Aluminum bar 5
2 Policy and Economy 5
2.1 Australia imposes AD & CVD on China's aluminum extrusions 5
2.2 Shandong issues heavy pollution warning and production restriction measures 5
2.3 US to extend steel tariff suspension for EU 5
3 Market Movements 5
3.1 Chinese Market 5
3.1.1 Price of Chinese origin bauxite increases 5
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price moves up 5
3.1.3 Australian alumina price falls 6
3.1.4 Price of Chinese aluminum fluoride increases further 6
3.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide price rises 6
3.1.6 Price of aluminum ingot 99.7%min declines 6
3.1.7 Demand for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 recovers slightly 6
3.1.8 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 market sees active trading activities 7
3.1.9 Chinese cast aluminum scrap consumers see decreasing inventories 7
3.1.10 Demand for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 begins to recover 8
3.2 International Market 8
3.2.1 Price of Guinean bauxite increases 8
3.2.2 Malaysia's export quota for bauxite increases 8
3.2.3 Australian alumina export price keeps steady 8
3.2.4 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price soars 8
3.2.5 Prices for imported cast aluminum alloy ingot move down 9
3.2.6 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export market sees few deals 9
3.2.7 China market sees rare deals for imported Zorba aluminum scrap 9
4 Company News 9
4.1 Hindalco Industries to Partner with Odisha Mining Corporation for Bauxite Supply 9
4.2 AGB2A reduces bauxite production 9
4.3 Zhaohe New Material restarts normal aluminum fluoride production 9
4.4 Xinfa Chemical to restart normal alumina production 10
4.5 Turkey Red Rock Minerals plans to increase bauxite production capacity 10
4.6 Sierra Mineral plans to expand bauxite production capacity 10
4.7 Shaoxing Industrial cuts aluminum fluoride production 10
4.8 Wanji Aluminum increases alumina production 10
4.9 Chalco Q1-Q3 alumina sales up by 7.84% YoY 10
4.10 East Hope (Sanmenxia) increases alumina production 10
4.11 Kailong New Materials to raise aluminum bar output 10
4.12 Zhongxin Aluminum's all secondary aluminum alloy equipment in operation 10
4.13 Hubei Huajin Aluminum starts trial production of secondary aluminum alloy 10
4.14 SPIC Inner Mongolia Baiyinhua puts primary aluminum into production 10
4.15 Chaoqun Nonferrous Metal resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
4.16 Dongsheng Aluminum to increase secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
4.17 Southeast Precision Technology to complete preheating process of aluminum bar production equipment 11
4.18 Mingdi Group to raise aluminum bar output 11
4.19 Hongbang Aluminium resumes secondary aluminum alloy production 11
4.20 Lianchuang Aluminum resumes secondary aluminum alloy ingot production 11
5 Producers Statistics 11
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 3.95% MOM in Oct 11
5.2 China's alumina output up by 6.16% YOY in Oct 12
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 18.52% MOM in Oct 12
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 18.54% MOM in Oct 13
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory up by 360% YOY in late Oct 13
5.6 Chinese bauxite producers' operating rate up by 35.34% YOY in Oct 14
5.7 Chinese bauxite producers' output up by 40.86% YOY in Oct 14
5.8 Guinean bauxite producers' operating rate up by 9.85% MOM in Oct 15
5.9 Guinean bauxite producers' output up by 9.87% MOM in Oct 15
5.10 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate records 86% in late Oct 15
5.11 China's primary aluminum output up by 0.12% MOM in Oct 16
5.12 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 7.42% MOM in late Oct 16
5.13 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate records 43.52% in Oct 17
5.14 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by about 0.15% MOM in Oct 17
5.15 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory down by 3.65% MOM in late Oct 18
5.16 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate records 51.97% in Oct 18
5.17 China's aluminum bar output up by 1.39% MOM in Oct 19
5.18 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 1.41% MOM in late Oct 19
6 Consumers Statistics 20
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 1.64% MOM in Oct 20
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 1.86% MOM in late Oct 20
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 12.98% YOY in Oct 21
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite up by 5.77% YOY in late Oct 21
7. Customs Statistics 22
7.1 China's bauxite import volume down by 13.84% MOM in Sep 22
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 23.88% MOM in Sep 22
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume down by 9.36% MOM in Sep 23
7.4 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume rose 210.29% YoY in Sep 2023 23
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume rose 29.02% YoY in Sep 2023 24
8 Relevant Industry News 25
8.1 Fluorspar price soars 25
8.2 Liquid caustic soda price surges 25
9 Market Outlook for Next Month 25
9.1 Chinese market 25
9.1.1 Bauxite Al/Si=5.0 delivered China 25
9.1.2 Alumina 98.5%min EXW China 26
9.1.3 Australian alumina 98.5%min delivered at Chinese ports 26
9.1.4 Aluminum fluoride 61%min EXW China 26
9.1.5 Aluminum hydroxide 64.5%min EXW China 26
9.1.6 Fluorspar dry powder 97%min delivered China 26
9.1.7 Liquid caustic soda 32%min delivered China 26
9.1.8 Aluminum ingot 99.7%min 26
9.1.9 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 EXW China 26
9.1.10 Aluminum bar 6063 φ120mm EXW in warehouse 26
9.1.11 Aluminum scrap aluminum foundry scrap Al 91%min delivered China 26
9.2 International Market 26
9.2.1 Guinean bauxite Al2O3 45%min SiO2 3%max CIF China 26
9.2.2 Alumina 98.5%min FOB Australia 26
9.2.3 Aluminum fluoride 61%min FOB China 26
9.2.4 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 CIF China 26
9.2.5 Cast aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 FOB China 26
9.2.6 Zorba aluminum scrap 98-1 CIF China 26
