Monthly Aluminum Market Report Mar 2025
2025-04-18 18:30:03 【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 Indonesia issues new rule allowing mineral exports in force majeure cases 4
2.2 Mexico starts AD investigation on China's aluminum profiles and bars 4
2.3 Experts say Kazakhstan could play a vital role in the global supply of critical raw materials 4
2.4 China's carbon trading market expands to cover steel, cement, and aluminum 4
2.5 GCC imposes AD duties on aluminum alloy flat products from China 4
3 Market Movements 5
3.1 Chinese Market 5
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price declines 5
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price falls 5
3.1.3 Price of Chinese aluminum fluoride rebounds 5
3.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide price drops 5
3.1.5 Fluorspar price increases 5
3.1.6 Liquid caustic soda price surges 5
3.1.7 Price of aluminum ingot 99.7%min rises and falls 6
3.1.8 Price of Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 falls 6
3.1.9 Demand for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 still weak 6
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum scrap market sees sufficient supply 7
3.1.11 TCs for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 up 7
3.2 International Market 7
3.2.1 Price of Guinean bauxite slides 7
3.2.2 Export price of Australian alumina falls 8
3.2.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price rebounds 8
3.2.4 Price of imported cast aluminum alloy ingot slides 8
3.2.5 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export prices rise 8
3.2.6 Chinese market sees few deals for imported Zorba aluminum scrap 8
4 Company News 8
4.1 CSK Mining to resume bauxite production 8
4.2 DSM restarts bauxite production 8
4.3 Bosai Group receives first cargo of bauxite from Guyana 9
4.4 Beihai East Hope alumina project starts construction 9
4.5 Jinruida Aluminum to start aluminum fluoride equipment maintenance 9
4.6 LEB to restart bauxite production 9
4.7 UAE's EGA reports lower net profit on bauxite suspension from Guinea, UAE taxes 9
4.8 Fusheng Aluminum cuts alumina production 9
4.9 Guangxi Long'an breaks ground on green new materials project 9
4.10 Zhaohe New Material to suspend aluminum fluoride production 9
4.11 RDS Holding expands bauxite production capacity 9
4.12 Baotai Non-ferrous puts new aluminum bar production line into operation 10
4.13 Hongchangsheng Aluminum resumes primary aluminum production 10
4.14 Aostar Aluminum reaches full production of primary aluminum 10
4.15 Tianlin Aluminum completes technical reform of aluminum bar furnaces 10
4.16 East Hope Baotou maintains aluminum bar production line 10
4.16 Huajin Aluminum puts new secondary aluminum alloy production line into operation 10
4.17 Zhengyuan New Material builds new secondary aluminum alloy production line 10
4.18 Wantai Aluminum halts secondary aluminum alloy production 10
4.19 Magre Light Metal begins to heat furnaces of new production line 10
4.20 Aostar Aluminum resumes primary aluminum production 10
4.21 Lizhong Alloy (Chongqing) in trial production of secondary aluminum alloy 10
4.22 Anhui Hongjin Material puts new secondary aluminum alloy equipment into operation 11
5 Producers Statistics 11
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 13.95% YOY in Mar 11
5.2 China's alumina output up by 16.67% YOY in Mar 11
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 2.72% MOM in Mar 11
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 12.26% YOY in Mar 12
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 1.96% YOY in late Mar 12
5.6 Guinean bauxite producers' operating rate down by 10.45% YOY in Mar 12
5.7 Guinean bauxite producers' output up by 15.45% YOY in Mar 12
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate records 86.83% in Mar 13
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 3.92% MOM in Mar 13
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 38.21% MOM in late Mar 13
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate records 47.26% in Mar 13
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by about 26.95% MOM in Mar 14
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 26.34% MOM in late Mar 14
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate records 51.42% in Mar 14
5.15 China's aluminum bar output up by 10.56% MOM in Mar 15
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 50.96% MOM in late Mar 15
6 Consumers Statistics 15
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 18% YOY in Mar 15
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 16.37% MOM in late Mar 16
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 18.01% YOY in Mar 16
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite up by 36.38% YOY in late Mar 16
7. Customs Statistics 16
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 27.82% YOY in Feb 16
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 84.44% YOY in Feb 17
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume down by 36.7% MOM in Feb 17
7.4 China's low-density aluminum fluoride export volume up by 54.02% MOM in Feb 17
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume grew 24.03% MoM in Feb 2025 18
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume down by 7.84% MoM in Feb 18
7.7 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume decreased 13.11% YoY in Feb 2025 19
7.8 China's aluminum scrap import volume rose 39.51% YoY in Feb 2025 20
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 Indonesia issues new rule allowing mineral exports in force majeure cases 4
2.2 Mexico starts AD investigation on China's aluminum profiles and bars 4
2.3 Experts say Kazakhstan could play a vital role in the global supply of critical raw materials 4
2.4 China's carbon trading market expands to cover steel, cement, and aluminum 4
2.5 GCC imposes AD duties on aluminum alloy flat products from China 4
3 Market Movements 5
3.1 Chinese Market 5
3.1.1 Chinese origin bauxite price declines 5
3.1.2 Chinese origin alumina price falls 5
3.1.3 Price of Chinese aluminum fluoride rebounds 5
3.1.4 Aluminum hydroxide price drops 5
3.1.5 Fluorspar price increases 5
3.1.6 Liquid caustic soda price surges 5
3.1.7 Price of aluminum ingot 99.7%min rises and falls 6
3.1.8 Price of Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 falls 6
3.1.9 Demand for Chinese aluminum alloy ingot A356.2 still weak 6
3.1.10 Chinese aluminum scrap market sees sufficient supply 7
3.1.11 TCs for Chinese aluminum bar 6063 up 7
3.2 International Market 7
3.2.1 Price of Guinean bauxite slides 7
3.2.2 Export price of Australian alumina falls 8
3.2.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride export price rebounds 8
3.2.4 Price of imported cast aluminum alloy ingot slides 8
3.2.5 Chinese aluminum alloy ingot ADC12 export prices rise 8
3.2.6 Chinese market sees few deals for imported Zorba aluminum scrap 8
4 Company News 8
4.1 CSK Mining to resume bauxite production 8
4.2 DSM restarts bauxite production 8
4.3 Bosai Group receives first cargo of bauxite from Guyana 9
4.4 Beihai East Hope alumina project starts construction 9
4.5 Jinruida Aluminum to start aluminum fluoride equipment maintenance 9
4.6 LEB to restart bauxite production 9
4.7 UAE's EGA reports lower net profit on bauxite suspension from Guinea, UAE taxes 9
4.8 Fusheng Aluminum cuts alumina production 9
4.9 Guangxi Long'an breaks ground on green new materials project 9
4.10 Zhaohe New Material to suspend aluminum fluoride production 9
4.11 RDS Holding expands bauxite production capacity 9
4.12 Baotai Non-ferrous puts new aluminum bar production line into operation 10
4.13 Hongchangsheng Aluminum resumes primary aluminum production 10
4.14 Aostar Aluminum reaches full production of primary aluminum 10
4.15 Tianlin Aluminum completes technical reform of aluminum bar furnaces 10
4.16 East Hope Baotou maintains aluminum bar production line 10
4.16 Huajin Aluminum puts new secondary aluminum alloy production line into operation 10
4.17 Zhengyuan New Material builds new secondary aluminum alloy production line 10
4.18 Wantai Aluminum halts secondary aluminum alloy production 10
4.19 Magre Light Metal begins to heat furnaces of new production line 10
4.20 Aostar Aluminum resumes primary aluminum production 10
4.21 Lizhong Alloy (Chongqing) in trial production of secondary aluminum alloy 10
4.22 Anhui Hongjin Material puts new secondary aluminum alloy equipment into operation 11
5 Producers Statistics 11
5.1 Chinese alumina producers' operating rate up by 13.95% YOY in Mar 11
5.2 China's alumina output up by 16.67% YOY in Mar 11
5.3 Chinese aluminum fluoride producers' operating rate up by 2.72% MOM in Mar 11
5.4 China's aluminum fluoride output up by 12.26% YOY in Mar 12
5.5 China's aluminum fluoride inventory down by 1.96% YOY in late Mar 12
5.6 Guinean bauxite producers' operating rate down by 10.45% YOY in Mar 12
5.7 Guinean bauxite producers' output up by 15.45% YOY in Mar 12
5.8 Chinese primary aluminum producers' operating rate records 86.83% in Mar 13
5.9 China's primary aluminum output up by 3.92% MOM in Mar 13
5.10 China's primary aluminum inventory down by 38.21% MOM in late Mar 13
5.11 Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers' operating rate records 47.26% in Mar 13
5.12 China's secondary aluminum alloy output up by about 26.95% MOM in Mar 14
5.13 China's secondary aluminum alloy inventory up by 26.34% MOM in late Mar 14
5.14 Chinese aluminum bar producers' operating rate records 51.42% in Mar 14
5.15 China's aluminum bar output up by 10.56% MOM in Mar 15
5.16 China's aluminum bar inventory down by 50.96% MOM in late Mar 15
6 Consumers Statistics 15
6.1 China's consumption of imported bauxite up by 18% YOY in Mar 15
6.2 China's inventory of imported bauxite down by 16.37% MOM in late Mar 16
6.3 China's consumption of domestic bauxite up by 18.01% YOY in Mar 16
6.4 China's inventory of domestic bauxite up by 36.38% YOY in late Mar 16
7. Customs Statistics 16
7.1 China's bauxite import volume up by 27.82% YOY in Feb 16
7.2 China's alumina imports down by 84.44% YOY in Feb 17
7.3 China's anhydrous aluminum fluoride export volume down by 36.7% MOM in Feb 17
7.4 China's low-density aluminum fluoride export volume up by 54.02% MOM in Feb 17
7.5 China's unwrought aluminum(Al＜99.95%) import volume grew 24.03% MoM in Feb 2025 18
7.6 China's unwrought aluminum alloy import volume down by 7.84% MoM in Feb 18
7.7 China's unwrought aluminum alloy export volume decreased 13.11% YoY in Feb 2025 19
7.8 China's aluminum scrap import volume rose 39.51% YoY in Feb 2025 20
