氧化铝周报：工信部方案助力氧化铝有望反弹-20250929

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's plan to promote stable growth in the non - ferrous metals industry restricts the new and under - construction project commissioning speed of alumina, and the alumina industry is expected to undergo a new round of supply - side reform, with market supply pressure under control [2][6]. - Affected by the news, the market may have a short - term concentrated release of bullish sentiment, and alumina will start a phased rebound. The rebound height and duration are greatly affected by sentiment and are highly uncertain [2][6]. - Alumina futures' main contract fell 1.76% last week, closing at 2,901 yuan/ton. The national weighted average price of the spot market on Friday was 3,022 yuan/ton, down 39 yuan/ton from the previous week [4]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Transaction Data - Alumina futures (active) dropped from 2,953 yuan/ton on September 19th to 2,901 yuan/ton on September 26th, a decrease of 52 yuan/ton. The domestic alumina spot price dropped from 3,061 yuan/ton to 3,022 yuan/ton, a decrease of 39 yuan/ton. The spot premium increased from 133 yuan/ton to 165 yuan/ton, an increase of 32 yuan/ton [3]. - The FOB price of Australian alumina dropped from 323 US dollars/ton to 321 US dollars/ton, a decrease of 2 US dollars/ton. The import profit and loss decreased from 175.36 yuan/ton to 153.51 yuan/ton, a decrease of 21.8 yuan/ton [3]. - The exchange warehouse inventory decreased by 1,182 tons to 149,211 tons, and the factory warehouse remained at 0 tons [3]. Market Review - The supply of bauxite is in a severe situation, but due to strong market wait - and - see sentiment, the ore price has no obvious adjustment. The FOB price of imported bauxite from Guinea in the fourth - quarter long - term contract has dropped slightly compared with the third quarter [2][4]. - On the supply side, alumina supply has increased. As of September 25th, China's alumina production capacity was 114.8 million tons, the operating capacity was 96.3 million tons, and the operating rate was 83.89% [4]. - On the consumption side, electrolytic aluminum enterprises in Shandong continued to transfer production capacity to Yunnan, and some electrolytic aluminum enterprises in Gansu, Guangxi, Xinjiang, and Qinghai released maintenance capacity. Overall, the operating capacity of electrolytic aluminum increased, and the demand for alumina increased [4]. - In terms of inventory, the alumina futures warehouse receipt inventory increased by 71,000 tons to 149,000 tons last Friday, and the factory warehouse remained at 0 tons [2][4][6]. Market Outlook - The cost support of alumina may weaken in the future. The operating capacity on the supply side continues to increase, and the overseas alumina spot price is still weak, with the import window remaining open. It is expected that about 130,000 tons will arrive in October [2][6]. - The electrolytic aluminum enterprises on the consumption side mainly focus on production capacity transfer, with little change in theoretical demand. Before the National Day holiday, some procurement through bidding increased, and the spot trading volume increased [2][6]. Industry News - As of August 2025, China's total bauxite imports reached 141.756 million tons. In August, China imported 18.29 million tons of bauxite, of which 12.326 million tons were from Guinea, and 4.43 million tons were from Australia, reaching a five - year high [7]. - The COBAD bauxite mine in Guinea has been shut down since September 24th due to a general strike. The strike events of Guinean mining enterprises are on the rise, which poses a risk to the global bauxite supply chain [7]. - In August 2025, China imported 94,000 tons of alumina, a month - on - month decrease of 25.4% and a year - on - year increase of 1,392%; exported 180,000 tons of alumina, a month - on - month decrease of 21.4% and a year - on - year increase of 25.6%. From January to August 2025, the cumulative import volume was 488,000 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 61.3%, and the cumulative export volume was 1.753 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 59%, with a cumulative net export of 1.265 million tons [7]. Relevant Charts - The report provides charts on alumina futures price trends, alumina spot prices, alumina spot premiums, alumina month - to - first - continuous spread, domestic and imported bauxite prices, caustic soda prices, power coal prices, alumina cost - profit, and alumina exchange inventory [9][11][13][17][19][25][26][24].