建信期货铝日报-20250718

Report Information - Report Title: Aluminum Daily Report [1] - Date: July 18, 2025 [2] - Research Team: Non-ferrous Metals Research Team [3] - Researchers: Yu Feifei, Zhang Ping, Peng Jinglin [3] 1. Investment Rating - No investment rating information is provided in the report. 2. Core View - In the off-season, both supply and demand of electrolytic aluminum tend to weaken, while smelting profits are high. It is recommended to mainly conduct short-selling hedging at high levels [8]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Market Review and Operation Suggestions - On the 17th, Shanghai aluminum fluctuated within a narrow range, with the main contract 2508 rising slightly by 0.07% to 20,415. The total open interest of the index increased by 5,825 to 633,881 lots, and the premium of 08 - 09 remained flat at 40 compared to the previous day [8]. - After the decline in futures prices, the market trading atmosphere improved, and downstream purchasing willingness increased. However, due to the strong off-season sentiment, purchases were difficult to improve substantially. The premium and discount fluctuated, with a premium of 100 in East China, a discount of -30 in Central China, and a premium of 85 in South China [8]. - Cast aluminum alloy fluctuated narrowly following Shanghai aluminum, with the 2511 contract closing slightly up 0.18% at 19,845. The negative spread of AD - AL was -445. Currently in the off - season of the automotive industry, with weakening demand and short supply of raw materials, it is expected that cast aluminum will continue to fluctuate, and the low negative spread structure of AD - AL will be maintained [8]. - The operating capacity of domestic electrolytic aluminum remained at a high level, with a slight decrease in the short term due to capacity replacement. The demand side was still troubled by the off - season. The operating rate of the aluminum processing sector was still sluggish, with insufficient orders. Due to high - temperature weather, some downstream production lines in the Central China region that had previously cut production began to resume operation one after another. On Thursday, the social inventory of aluminum ingots decreased by 0.9 to 492,000 tons compared to Monday, but still increased by 26,000 tons compared to last Thursday. Overall, it was still in a state of inventory accumulation, and the subsequent support for prices was expected to continue to weaken [8]. 3.2 Industry News - China's primary aluminum (electrolytic aluminum) production in June 2025 was 3.81 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 3.4%. In June, the operating capacity of domestic electrolytic aluminum changed slightly. Due to the start of the second - phase replacement of electrolytic aluminum from Shandong to Yunnan, the replacement capacity of the original factory was required to reduce production, and the new factory could start production after passing the acceptance. As a result, the production of electrolytic aluminum decreased slightly month - on - month [9]. - In July, SMM stated that the operating capacity of domestic electrolytic aluminum remained at a high level. The second - batch replacement project in Yunnan was put into operation, and the industry's operating rate rebounded, while other projects remained unchanged [10]. - The Ministry of Housing and Urban - Rural Development said it would continue to consolidate the stable situation of the real estate market. The research team recently visited Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces, emphasizing the importance of promoting the stable, healthy, and high - quality development of the real estate market. Local governments should take responsibility, make full use of the autonomy of real estate regulation policies, implement policies according to local conditions, and promote the real estate market to stop falling and recover [10]. - Alcoa announced on July 14 that it expected its San Ciprián aluminum smelter in Spain to restart by mid - 2026, with an expected loss of up to $110 million. The plant's production decreased in 2021 due to high electricity prices. The restart plan was postponed due to a nationwide power outage in Spain on April 28. After evaluating the power outage losses, the joint - venture company suspended the resumption of production until the Spanish government provided detailed information on the cause of the power outage and measures to prevent similar events. The electrolytic aluminum plant has a production capacity of 228,000 tons. After consultations, Alcoa and its joint - venture partner Ignis Equity Holdings decided to resume the project. Alcoa expects the smelter to record a net loss of approximately $90 million to $110 million in 2025, and the entire restart process is expected to be completed by mid - 2026 [10].