The US aluminum trihydrate market strengthened in September 2026 as downstream procurement, rising overseas production costs, and shipping bottlenecks supported prices. In contrast, Bosnia’s market faced a quarterly correction as European buyers drew on accumulated inventories and lower caustic soda costs eased manufacturing pressures, highlighting diverging regional price trends. US aluminum trihydrate market gains on demand and supply constraints US aluminum trihydrate prices increased 2.38% month over month in September, supported by purchases from wire and cable manufacturers, electrical infrastructure compounders, and electric vehicle (EV) component producers. Demand remained particularly resilient for applications involving low-smoke cable compounds and flame-retardant materials....
China-based China Aluminum International Engineering Co., Ltd. (CHALIECO) has won a bid for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract valued at approximately USD 833 million for a proposed alumina project in Vietnam, adding to investment activity in the country’s mineral processing sector. The project, being developed by Binh Phuoc Ore Mining and Beneficiation Joint Stock Company, is designed to process 2.4 million tonnes of alumina annually. The proposed contract is valued at around CNY 5.595 billion (USD 839.04 million), with completion expected within 27 months of the contract’s effective date. CHALIECO to oversee turnkey refinery development Under the proposed turnkey arrangement, CHALIECO’s responsibilities will cover the full project delivery process, from...
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Shanghai Metals Market Statistics shows the average spot alumina price has been rising continuously from September 1 to stand at RMB 2958/tonne for the month average. On September 19, Thursday, the average alumina price stands at RMB 3353/tonne, an increase from RMB 3325/tonne yesterday. Alumina price from large scale alumina enterprises too is on upward track through August and September. On September 19, Chalco alumina price stands at RMB 3310/tonne from RMB 3290/tonne yesterday and is expected to move within a range of RMB 3,290- 3,330/t. In the imported alumina market; average price stands at RMB 2974/tonne and today’s price stands at RMB 3300/tonne, up from RMB 3250/tonne yesterday. Today’s spot alumina prices in the domestic markets are shown in the table below: According to SMM...
South Korea is the 9th largest importer in the world. The country’s imports of commodities increased at an annualized rate of 0.6%, from $408B in 2010 to $422B in 2015. South Korea imports large quantities of alumina to meet the domestic demand. Australia and Japan are the top suppliers of alumina to the country. As shown by the data, South Korea imported about 112849 tonnes of alumina in 2015. The amount slightly fell in 2016 to reach 111287 tonnes. The country is estimated to import about 117258 tonnes of alumina in 2017. The cost of alumina import stood at USD 90 million in 2015. In 2016, the import generated a cost of USD 94 million. The cost of import for alumina in 2017 is estimated to be USD 441 million. According to latest statistics, in 2016, South Korea imported the largest...
Taiwan imported US$231 billion worth of goods in 2016. The country imports alumina to feed the domestic aluminium industry. France, China, Germany, Japan and India supply good amount of alumina to the country. The country is expected to import less alumina this year. As shown in the data, Taiwan imported about 55650 tons of alumina in 2015. The country’s imports of alumina increased to 73319 tons in 2016. Taiwan’s alumina import is estimated to decrease this year. The country estimated to import 68771 tons of alumina in 2017. The cost of alumina import stood at USD 43.95 million in 2015. In 2016, the import generated a cost of USD 64.90 million. The cost of import for alumina in 2017 is estimated to be USD 59 million.
Average spot alumina price in China moves further up on Sept 14. According to Shanghai Metals Market Statistics, the average spot alumina price has been rising steady from September 1 to stand at RMB 3053/tonne for the month average. On September 14, Thursday, the average alumina price stands at RMB 3242/tonne. Today’s spot alumina prices in the domestic markets are shown in the table below: Alumina price from large scale alumina enterprises too is on upward track through August and September. On September 14, Chalco alumina price stands flat from yesterday at RMB 3250/tonne after a continuous rise since September 1 and is expected to move within a range of RMB 3,230- 3,270/t. In the imported alumina market; average price stands at RMB 2900.83/tonne and today’s price stands at RMB...
Hindalco Industries Ltd is looking at exporting the extra alumina that its unit Utkal Alumina International Ltd produces, as it seeks to spur growth, chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Wednesday. “We believe that (export of alumina) would be an attractive proposition and is something that the company is studying at this point in time,” Birla told shareholders at Hindalco’s 58th annual general meeting (AGM). According to studies, roughly two tonnes of alumina, which is produced from the refining of bauxite, is required to produce one tonne of aluminium. In financial year 2016-17, while Hindalco’s aluminium production was 1.3 million tonnes (mt), its alumina production was at 2.9 mt, which, after an ongoing de-bottlenecking exercise at the Utkal refinery is completed, is only likely to...
Despite tight bauxite supply in Shanxi, China’s alumina production increased in August. The country’s alumina production increased 19.1 per cent year-on-year to 5.92 million tonnes in August. The daily average production stood at 1191,100 tonnes, up 2.6 per cent month-on-month, according to SMM data. In July, China produced 5.77 million tonnes of alumina, up 14.4 per cent year-on-year. The daily average production stood at 186,000 tonnes, down 1.3 per cent month-on-month. Bauxite shortage has affected domestic alumina production in Shanxi. SMM says that one local alumina producer in Shanxi’s Jiaokou has to source bauxite from other regions since all bauxite mines are closed, In other news from SMM, Henan Province’s 11 alumina producers shall cut capacity by over 30 per cent based on the...
Spot alumina prices in China moves further up on Sept 11 throughout all the major markets. According to Shanghai Metals Market Statistics, the average spot alumina price has been rising steady from RMB 2885/tonne on September 1. Average alumina price for the month of September till date stands at RMB 3005/tonne. On September 11, Monday, the average alumina price stands at RMB 3106/tonne. Today’s spot alumina prices in the domestic markets are shown in the table below: Alumina price from large scale alumina enterprises too is on upward track through August and September. On September 11, Monday, Chalco alumina price stands at RMB 3190/tonne and is expected to move within a range of RMB 3,170- 3,210/t. In the import market; average alumina price stands at RMB 3050/tonne today, up from RMB...
Nanshan Aluminum Co. announced that the company has decided to construct its new alumina refinery in Indonesia. The company plans to raise no more than 5 billion yuan to build alumina refinery project, according to an SMM report. The alumina project involves an investment of 5.69 billion yuan. The plant will have an annual capacity of one million tonnes. The company products include alumina, electrolytic aluminium, aluminium sheets, aluminium strips, aluminium foils and profiles, alloy castings, and cold and hot rolling products. Nanshan Aluminum has the most complete aluminium industrial chain solely in Longkou throughout the world, covering the upstream and downstream links of the whole aluminum industry including energy and alumina.
Spot alumina prices in China are on an upward track and now continue to grow firm throughout all the major markets. According to Shanghai Metals Market Statistics, the average spot alumina price started rising from mid-August when it was hovering around RMB 2521/tonne and reached the highest level at RMB 2859/tonne on August 31. Average Alumina Price for August and September Average alumina price for the month of August was RMB 2604.17/tonne. Average price of alumina in the first week of September stands at RMB 2972.60/tonne. On September 7, Thursday, the average price stands at RMB 3044/tonne. Alumina prices from large scale alumina enterprises too saw some rise in August. On September 7, Thursday Chalco alumina prices stand at RMB 3110/tonne and are expected to move within a range of...
Turkey has a diversity of rich mineral resources. The country has an alumina refinery- Seydisehir Alumina owned by Eti Aluminyum Inc. that produces alumina and supplies to the domestic and international markets. {newsStudioGallery} Turkey exported 660 tonnes of alumina in July 2017 and 1,320 tonnes during January-July to China, a major consumer of alumina. Turkey’s export of alumina is estimated to drop in the second half of this year compared with the first half of 2017. According to the estimated data, Turkey exported 85 tonnes of alumina in H1 2016. The value of export stood at US$ 0.071 million. Export volume of alumina jumped in H2 2016. The country exported 422 tonnes of alumina, and the value of export stood at US$ 0.185 million. During the first six months of 2017, alumina export...
Shanxi Huaxing Aluminum Co. has commissioned high-temperature Digestion line for Bayer alumina production. The line will have the capability of processing 1 million tonnes of diasporic bauxite per year, the largest in the world. Chinese companies are also investing in alumina projects around the world to secure the supply of this prime raw material for its smelters. Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Co. has bought Jamaica’s Alpart alumina refinery which will restart production commercially very soon. According to SMM, aluminium prices will remain in upward track if China steps up capacity cuts and environmental crackdowns. Growing environmental pressure has forced many smelters in Henan and Shandong provinces to close lifting aluminium prices from RMB 14,000 /tonne to about RMB 16,000 /tonne....
Altech Chemicals Limited, aiming to become one of the world's leading suppliers of 99.99% (4N) high purity alumina (HPA), has announced that the Western Australia (WA) Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has granted works approval on 25 August 2017 for the construction of kaolin screening and loading facility at Meckering, Western Australia. This facility would provide feedstock to its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) processing plant. This approval would allow the company to start construction and mining operations at Meckering. The works include ROM stockpile, evaporation pond, trommel screening unit, and loading facility. The company previously received mining approval by the WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) (formerly...
Provincial authorities of Dak Nong in Vietnam said Wednesday, August 30, that the total tax to be collected from the Nhan Co alumina refinery in 2017 is estimated to come down form what was expected of it. The estimated amount stands at VND107.39 billion against an expected VND437.761 billion. The alumina plant began operations in 2016 and produced 247,000 tonnes of aluminium hydroxide and 126,000 tonnes of alumina in the first quarter of 2017. It also exported 85,000 tonnes of alumina to Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan, and 16,600 tonnes of aluminium hydroxide to South Korea and Japan. The Nhan Co alumina refinery paid VND57.181 billion to the state budget. Dak Nong provincial authorities estimated that the current revenue generating capacity of the plant would be only VND150 million....
The imports of commodities by North Korea during the last five years have decreased and are estimated to continue in the coming years. The imports of alumina by the country also dropped during the last two years. North Korea‘s alumina import is estimated to fall considerably in 2017. {newsStudioGallery} According to the estimated data, North Korea imported about 8185 tonnes of alumina in 2015. The amount noticeably fell in 2016 to reach 6408 tonnes. The country is estimated to import about 2257 tonnes of alumina in 2017, an extreme decline. The cost of alumina import stood at USD 3.29 million in 2015. In 2016, the import generated a cost of USD 2.02 million. The cost of import for alumina in 2017 is estimated to be USD 0.43 million. The cost of alumina is also estimated to drop...
Turkey, the transcontinental country in Eurasia, is aiming to reduce its alumina import in 2017, according to the estimates provided by global alumina trade data. The country’s only integrated aluminium producer Eti Alüminyum Inc. Co. having 230,000 tonnes per annum of calcined alumina production capacity seems to be mulling production increase at its Seydişehir Plant or devising strategies in the same line. The company produced 110,000 tonnes of alumina in 2015. {newsStudioGallery} According to the international trade data, Turkey imported 42,342 tonnes of alumina in 2016, a whopping 136 per cent up from its 2015 imports totalling 17,948 tonnes. This year, the country is estimated to import only 23,052 tonnes of alumina, down 45.5 per cent year-on-year. The major countries from where...
According to a report by Shanghai Metals Market, one alumina producer in Chongqing has decided to expand production on optimism over stronger price gains. The alumina producer has two different production facilities for which they source bauxite from domestic producers and import from different countries respectively. Its production line that is dependent on imported bauxite as raw material was unstable, as production condition at the line is dependent on alumina price trends. They cut down production in that line due to low alumina prices. With the latest round of rapid price gains in alumina, the producer has planned to restart the production line which feeds on imported bauxite. The plant’s output is estimated to grow by 10,000 tonnes in September 2017.
China, being a net importer of alumina, witnessed an increase in alumina import in July 2017, according to the latest import-export data published by China General Customs. China’s import of alumina totalled 284,504 tonnes in July 2017, up 29.36 per cent year-on year. January-July imports were down at 1.67 million tonnes. Australia exported maximum volume of alumina to China. The country imported 127,158 tonnes of alumina in July and 724,162 tonnes during January-July, down 39.73 per cent year-on-year, showed China Customs data. Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Germany and France were the other top countries which supplied alumina to China. China’s alumina exports were down in July 2017. China exported 2,979 tonnes of alumina in July 2017, down 33.76 per cent YoY. In January-July period, the...
Alumina Limited, the leading Australian resource company with focus on alumina refining, recently announced an impressive profit growth for the first half of 2017, thanks to higher commodity prices realized by its joint venture with Alcoa. Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) reported net profit of US$369.7 million in H1 2017, up from US$72.2 million in the corresponding period previous year. Alumina’s contribution (40 per cent stake in AWAC) to the profit was US$147.1 million. Alumina has received US$83.6 million in distribution from the JV since June 30 this year. The amount was directed into the company’s fully franked interim dividend of 4.2 US cents per share. Alumina chief executive Mike Ferraro said Thursday, August 24, “Higher net cash distributions from AWAC have enabled the...
