Global aluminium short-term outlook April 2018
Report summary
Table of contents
- China
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Asia ex-China
- Japan
- Japanese aluminium imports, 2017
- South Korea
- Shipments of flat-rolled products declining
- Residential construction declines
- North America
- US
- Europe
- Summary of March production, kt
- Changes in aluminium production estimates since March, (kt)
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Alumina Market Developments
- Rest of World alumina balances, China imports and Spot prices, 2017-2020, (kt)
- Changes in global SGA production estimates since March, (kt)
Tables and charts
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- Private sector improvement partially offset slower SOE investment
- Near term manufacturing activity still broadly positive
- Automotive output and sales growth moves into positive territory
- Signs of recovery in the property market
- Spot alumina prices, (fob US$/t)
- US imports of can sheet
- Chinese exports of FRPs to the US
- North American shipments of extrusions
- Chinese exports of semis to Europe
- China SHFE/LME arbitrage for export of semis
- China’s imported bauxite receipts, (Mt)
- Price forecasts and world quarterly supply/demand balance – (kt)
- Global primary aluminium consumption (kt)
- Global alumina production (kt)
- Global primary aluminium production (kt)
- Alumina supply/demand balance global summary (kt)
- Aluminium supply/demand balance global summary (kt)
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