WEEKLY: China's spot alumina market remains oversupplied
According to Mysteel's weekly survey, total smelter-grade alumina output among the 44 Chinese alumina refiners under Mysteel tracking ticked up marginally by 0.2 per cent on a week to 1.84 million tonnes during the December 19-25 week.
During the same week, the average capacity utilisation rate across the same 44 producers rose slightly to 85.14 per cent, up 0.14 percentage points from the previous week. The increase stemmed from the fact that many producers maintained relatively high operating rates while engaged in price negotiations for next year's long-term contracts, market sources learned. Some talks were deadlocked, with alumina producers on the verge of losses holding firm on prices while primary aluminium smelters pushed for lower procurement prices.
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