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The wider implications of the Gove refinery shutdown
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Report summary
Rio Tinto's decision to shut its 2.7Mt/a Gove refinery whilst maintaining production at the captive Gove bauxite mine is expected to move the smelter grade alumina (SGA) market from a surplus of more than 1Mt to a deficit of 1Mt in the next twelve months. The removal of the Gove mine's dependent refinery will release as much as 8Mt/a of bauxite mine capability into the Rio Tinto system, much of which we expect will be sold to third parties, mainly in China. Rio Tinto's structural SGA...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
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Background
- Impact on the SGA market and key players
- The winners and losers created by the shutdown
- Conclusions
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Rio Tinto alumina refinery C1 cost position, 2013Rest of World Alumina Supply, Demand and Spot price in 2013Rest of World SGA balances, China imports and Spot prices, 2012-2015, (kt)
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Rest of World SGA market metrics, pre-announcement, 2013-2015, (kt)Rest of World SGA market metrics, post-announcement, 2013-2015, (kt)Rio Tinto Alcan structural SGA balance, 2012-2017, kt
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