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China's aluminium smelters feel the impact of coal price fluctuations
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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 the following images and tables:
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Methodology diagram of self-generation cost modellingPlant capacity at Chinese smelters in 2010Plant capacity at Chinese smelters in 2016
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Average cell amperage at smelters in China by provinceCaptive power plant capacity by technology and provinceImpact on Al cost for RMB100/t coal price change against plant technologyGlobal smelter cost curve by country before and after the increase in coal price
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