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China's aluminium smelters feel the impact of coal price fluctuations
Report summary
Wood Mackenzie estimates that a US$1/t rise in the price of coal in China results in a US$6-7/t increase in C1 cash cost at smelters with dedicated power plants running with purchase coal. Around 18 Mt of 2016 primary aluminium production in China – from a total of 31.8Mt – falls into this category.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Improving efficiency through modernisation
- Wood Mackenzie power generation model
- Power plant technology and their location
- Cost sensitivity to coal price fluctuations
Tables and charts
This report includes 7 images and tables including:
- Methodology diagram of self-generation cost modelling
- Plant capacity at Chinese smelters in 2010
- Plant capacity at Chinese smelters in 2016
- Average cell amperage at smelters in China by province
- Captive power plant capacity by technology and province
- Impact on Al cost for RMB100/t coal price change against plant technology
- Global smelter cost curve by country before and after the increase in coal price
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