Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant information provided. Core Viewpoints of the Report - Alumina's fundamentals may be in a stage where supply growth slows and demand remains relatively stable, with industrial expectations gradually improving under policy guidance. For electrolytic aluminum, the fundamentals may be at a stage where supply remains high but growth slows, and demand is weak due to the off - season, with slightly accumulated inventory, and the long - term outlook is still positive after policy - guided optimization [6]. - Suggest light - position oscillating trading for the main contract of Shanghai Aluminum and light - position short - selling trading for the main contract of Alumina when prices are high, while paying attention to operation rhythm and risk control [6]. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 1. Week - ly Key Points Summary - Market Review: Shanghai Aluminum oscillated weakly, with a weekly change of - 1.2%, closing at 20,510 yuan/ton. Alumina oscillated downward, with a weekly change of - 7.76%, closing at 3,162 yuan/ton [6]. - Market Outlook: Alumina is expected to have a slowdown in supply growth and stable demand. Electrolytic aluminum supply will remain high but with a slowdown in growth, and demand will be weak due to the off - season [6]. - Strategy Suggestion: Light - position oscillating trading for Shanghai Aluminum's main contract and light - position short - selling trading for Alumina's main contract when prices are high, with attention to operation rhythm and risk control [6]. 2. Spot and Futures Market - Futures Price Changes: As of August 1, 2025, Shanghai Aluminum's closing price was 20,580 yuan/ton, down 195 yuan/ton (- 0.94%) from July 25. Alumina's futures price was 3,233 yuan/ton, down 213 yuan/ton (- 6.18%). Cast aluminum alloy's main contract closing price was 19,920 yuan/ton, down 215 yuan/ton (- 1.07%) [11][14]. - Position Changes: As of August 1, 2025, Shanghai Aluminum's position was 577,815 lots, down 77,532 lots (- 11.83%) from July 25. The net position of the top 20 was 4,602 lots, down 8,454 lots [18]. - Price Spread Changes: As of August 1, 2025, the aluminum - zinc futures price spread was 1,810 yuan/ton, down 315 yuan/ton from July 25. The copper - aluminum futures price spread was 57,890 yuan/ton, down 600 yuan/ton [23]. - Spot Price Changes: As of August 1, 2025, the average price of alumina in Henan was 3,240 yuan/ton, up 20 yuan/ton (0.62%); in Shanxi, it was 3,230 yuan/ton, up 30 yuan/ton (0.93%); in Guiyang, it was 3,230 yuan/ton, up 30 yuan/ton (0.93%). The national average price of cast aluminum alloy (ADC12) was 20,000 yuan/ton, down 200 yuan/ton (- 0.99%). The spot price of A00 aluminum ingot was 20,490 yuan/ton, down 310 yuan/ton (- 1.49%), with a spot discount of 20 yuan/ton, down 30 yuan/ton from last week [25][29][32]. 3. Industry Situation - Inventory: As of July 31, 2025, LME electrolytic aluminum inventory was 461,025 tons, up 12,925 tons (2.88%); as of August 1, 2025, SHFE electrolytic aluminum inventory was 117,527 tons, up 1,737 tons (1.5%); domestic electrolytic aluminum social inventory was 487,000 tons, up 25,000 tons (5.41%). As of August 1, 2025, SHFE electrolytic aluminum warehouse receipts were 48,658 tons, down 6,017 tons (- 11.01%); LME electrolytic aluminum registered warehouse receipts were 447,000 tons, up 14,050 tons (3.25%) [36]. - Bauxite: As of the latest data, the total inventory of bauxite in nine domestic ports was 27.4 million tons, up 580,000 tons month - on - month. In June 2025, the monthly import of bauxite was 18.1163 million tons, up 3.45% month - on - month and 36.21% year - on - year. From January to June, the cumulative import was 103.2494 million tons, up 33.61% year - on - year [39]. - Scrap Aluminum: As of this week's latest data, the price of crushed scrap aluminum in Shandong was 15,650 yuan/ton, down 150 yuan/ton week - on - week. In June 2025, the import of aluminum scrap was 155,616.27 tons, up 11.4% year - on - year; the export was 64.33 tons, down 38.7% year - on - year [45]. - Alumina: In June 2025, alumina production was 7.7493 million tons, up 7.8% year - on - year; from January to June, the cumulative production was 45.151 million tons, up 9.3% year - on - year. In June 2025, the import was 101,300 tons, up 50.03% month - on - month and 168.44% year - on - year; the export was 170,000 tons, down 19.05% month - on - month and up 6.25% year - on - year. From January to June, the cumulative import was 268,200 tons, down 77.37% year - on - year [48]. - Electrolytic Aluminum: In June 2025, electrolytic aluminum production was 3.809 million tons, up 3.4% year - on - year; from January to June, the cumulative output was 22.379 million tons, up 3.3% year - on - year. In June 2025, the domestic in - production capacity of electrolytic aluminum was 44.159 million tons, up 0.05% month - on - month and 1.75% year - on - year; the total capacity was 45.207 million tons, up 0.01% month - on - month and 0.58% year - on - year; the operating rate was 97.68%, up 0.03% from last month and down 1.12% from the same period last year [55]. - Aluminum Products: In June 2025, the production of aluminum products was 5.8737 million tons, up 0.7% year - on - year; from January to June, the cumulative production was 32.7679 million tons, up 1.3% year - on - year. In June 2025, the import of aluminum products was 300,000 tons, up 24.1% year - on - year; the export was 490,000 tons, down 19.8% year - on - year. From January to June, the cumulative import was 1.98 million tons, up 1.3% year - on - year; the cumulative export was 2.92 million tons, down 8% year - on - year [59]. - Cast Aluminum Alloy: In June 2025, the production of recycled aluminum alloy was 618,900 tons, up 0.48 month - on - month and 5.49% year - on - year. The monthly built - in capacity was 1.26 million tons, down 0.87% month - on - month and up 19.22% year - on - year [62]. - Aluminum Alloy: In June 2025, the production of aluminum alloy was 1.669 million tons, up 18.8% year - on - year; from January to June, the cumulative production was 9.097 million tons. In June 2025, the import of aluminum alloy was 77,400 tons, down 12.26% year - on - year; the export was 25,800 tons, up 23.79% year - on - year. From January to June, the cumulative import was 542,200 tons, down 11.53% year - on - year; the cumulative export was 120,300 tons, up 3.06% year - on - year [65]. - Real Estate: In June 2025, the real estate development climate index was 93.6, down 0.11 from last month and up 1.61 from the same period last year. From January to June 2024, the new housing construction area was 303.6432 million square meters, down 20.14% year - on - year; the housing completion area was 225.6661 million square meters, down 22.87% year - on - year [68]. - Infrastructure and Automobiles: From January to June 2024, infrastructure investment was up 8.9% year - on - year. In June 2025, China's automobile sales were 2,904,482 units, up 13.83% year - on - year; production was 2,794,105 units, up 11.43% year - on - year [71]. 4. Option Market Analysis - Given the expected slight oscillating decline of aluminum prices in the future, a double - selling strategy can be considered to short volatility [75].
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