铝周报：去库提速，铝价震荡偏强-20250929

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - The report is optimistic about the aluminum price, rating it as "oscillating and moderately strong" [1][6] 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The risk of a US recession has decreased, and the expectation of the Fed continuing to cut interest rates in October remains as high as 85%, with positive macro - expectations [1][6] - On the fundamental side, the supply of electrolytic aluminum is basically stable. There may be concentrated arrivals after the National Day holiday, leading to a temporary inventory build - up. The consumption side is in the traditional peak season, and consumption resilience is expected to remain [1][6] - Considering both macro and fundamental expectations, the aluminum price is expected to be oscillating and moderately strong [1][6] 3. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs Transaction Data - LME 3 - month aluminum decreased from 2676 yuan/ton on September 19th to 2649 yuan/ton on September 26th, a drop of 27 yuan/ton [2] - SHFE aluminum continuous third contract decreased from 20790 dollars/ton to 20755 dollars/ton, a drop of 35 dollars/ton [2] - The LME aluminum inventory increased by 3800 tons to 517700 tons, and the SHFE aluminum warehouse receipt inventory decreased by 8729 tons to 63230 tons [2] - The aluminum ingot social inventory decreased by 2.1 tons to 61.7 tons, and the aluminum rod inventory decreased by 1.2 tons to 12.3 tons [1][2][5] - The electrolytic aluminum weekly average profit increased by 135.9 yuan/ton to 4570.03 yuan/ton [2] Market Review - The weekly average price of the spot market was 20732 yuan/ton, a decrease of 140 yuan/ton from the previous week; the weekly average price of the South China storage spot was 20670 yuan/ton, a decrease of 158 yuan/ton from the previous week [3] - In terms of the macro - aspect, the US economic data was strong, but the Fed had a large divergence on future monetary policy [4] - The downstream aluminum processing industry's operating rate increased by 0.8 percentage points to 63% [1][5] Market Outlook - The macro - expectation is positive, and the fundamental supply is basically stable. After the National Day, there may be a temporary inventory build - up. The consumption side is in the peak season, and consumption resilience is expected to remain. The aluminum price is expected to be oscillating and moderately strong [1][6] Industry News - PT Kalimantan Aluminium Industry plans to commission its aluminum smelter in stages, with the first - phase annual production capacity of 500,000 tons and a future expansion plan to 1.5 million tons [7] - In August 2025, China's primary aluminum imports were 217,344.071 tons, a year - on - year increase of 33.12% and a month - on - month decrease of 12.48%. From January to August, the cumulative primary aluminum imports were 1.715 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 13.3% [7] Related Charts - The report provides 10 related charts, including LME aluminum 3 - SHFE aluminum continuous third price trends, Shanghai - London aluminum ratio, LME aluminum premium, etc. [8][9][14]