Global aluminium short-term outlook September 2021
Report summary
Table of contents
- China
- Asia ex-China
- Europe
- North America
- Alumina Market Developments
Tables and charts
This report includes 24 images and tables including:
- Caixin PMI falls below 50 - the first time since April 2020
- Bounce in retail sales fizzling out
- Key indicators of investment slipping from post-Covid bounce
- Evergrande crisis will weigh on the property sector
- Japanese production of semis
- US shipments of extrusions
- US shipments of flat-rolled products
- Summary of August production, kt
- Global annualised output rates
- ROW idle capacity, kt
- Changes in aluminium production estimates since the last month, (kt)
- World ex-China alumina balances, China imports and spot prices, 2020-2023, (kt)
- World ex-China smelter grade 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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