Group 1: Report Summary - The report is an aluminum industry weekly report, covering market conditions from multiple aspects including macro - economy, supply and demand [5] Group 2: Bull - Bear Focus Bullish Factors - There are signs of improvement in overall consumer spending and aluminum production is gradually resolving power - related issues [8] - The domestic spot price has shifted from a discount to par [46] Bearish Factors - The US PPI is expected to continue to decline and social inventories may exceed expectations [8] Group 3: Data Analysis Macroeconomic Data - US July CPI was 2.7% year - on - year, core CPI was 3.1% year - on - year, and PPI soared 0.9% year - on - year and month - on - month. Market expectations for a Fed rate cut in September are high but there is still room for debate [10] - China has introduced multiple policies to boost consumption, such as personal and service - sector loan subsidy policies, and 188 billion yuan of investment subsidies for equipment upgrades have been allocated [14] Supply - side Data - From January to July 2025, China's bauxite production was 35.83 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 9.21%. In July, it was 5.4345 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 7.42%. However, due to the rainy season in Guinea, future imports may decline [16][18] - Alumina supply has an excess expectation. Overseas prices are falling, and domestic prices are oscillating weakly [22][24] - In July 2025, China's electrolytic aluminum production was 3.78 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 0.6%. In August, the output was 3.73 million tons, a month - on - month increase of 0.2% and a year - on - year increase of 1.1%. But the growth space is limited [26] Demand - side Data - Affected by the off - season, the operating rate of downstream aluminum processing enterprises is declining. However, the automobile industry is booming, with new energy vehicle production in July 2025 reaching 1.176 million units, a year - on - year increase of 17.1%. The real estate market is still bottoming out [32][36][38] Inventory Data - LME aluminum inventories are rising, while SHFE aluminum inventories are falling. Aluminum ingot social inventories are accumulating, but the current level is relatively low [41][44] Price and Cost Data - The cost of domestic electrolytic aluminum is relatively stable, and it is expected to maintain a profit of over 3,000 yuan per ton in the second half of the year [29] - The price of aluminum alloy futures tends to follow the trend of electrolytic aluminum futures [57] Group 4: Future Outlook - Aluminum prices have good support below, and attention should be paid to the support at the 40 - day moving average of 20,600 [59]
铝产业链周度报告-20250815
Zhong Hang Qi Huo·2025-08-15 12:10