Global aluminium short-term outlook December
Report summary
Table of contents
- China
- Asia ex-China
- Europe
- North America
- Alumina Market Developments
Tables and charts
This report includes 23 images and tables including:
- Manufacturing activity slowing
- Fixed asset investment slowing, but manufacturing holding up better
- Covid-19 outbreaks drags retail sales down
- Modest improvement in construction activity, but from a low base
- US shipments of flat rolled products
- US production of castings
- China smelter capacity changes in 2021-2025, ktpa
- Changes in aluminium production estimates since the last month, (kt)
- Spot alumina price
- World ex-China alumina balances, China imports and spot prices, 2020-2023, (kt)
- World ex-China alumina disruptions
- World ex-China alumina balance
- China smelter grade alumina balance
- Changes in global SGA production estimates since the last month, (kt)
- World ex-China alumina regions
- Price forecasts and global quarterly aluminium supply/demand balance – (kt)
- Global aluminium prices and premia
- Global primary aluminium consumption (kt)
- Global secondary aluminium consumption (kt)
- Global quarterly alumina production (kt) - including non-metallurgical production but excluding adjustments
- Global quarterly primary aluminium production (kt) - excluding adjustments
- Alumina supply/demand balance global summary (kt)
- Aluminium supply/demand balance global summary (kt)
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