建信期货铝日报-20260106

1. Report Industry and Date - The report is about the aluminum industry, specifically an "Aluminum Daily Report" [1] - The report date is January 6, 2026 [2] 2. Research Team - The non-ferrous metals research team includes Yu Feifei, Zhang Ping, and Peng Jinglin, with their respective contact information and futures qualification numbers provided [3] 3. Market Review and Operational Suggestions - Despite the lack of news in the aluminum market after the New Year's Day holiday due to the US raid on Venezuela, both LME and SHFE aluminum prices continued to rise in a macro - optimistic atmosphere. LME aluminum exceeded and stood above $3000, and SHFE aluminum rose by over 4% to 23,645 yuan/ton on the first trading day after the holiday, with total positions increasing by more than 45,000 lots to 711,000 lots [8] - Spot trading was sluggish due to high aluminum prices. The discounts in East China were - 220, in Central China were - 450, and in South China were - 280 [8] - The domestic electrolytic aluminum smelting industry maintained high profits, leading to a slight increase in domestic operating capacity. Overseas disruptions were frequent, such as the uncertain renewal of the power contract of a Mozambique aluminum plant. Attention should be paid to the progress of Indonesian capacity expansion [8] - The operating rate of aluminum processing enterprises was weakened by environmental restrictions and high aluminum prices, especially in core consumption areas like Central China where environmental control was tightened, leading to direct shrinkage of spot demand and a rapid increase in domestic aluminum ingot inventories to 684,000 tons [8] - In the medium term, aluminum prices are likely to rise due to loose liquidity and the strong performance of the gold and copper sectors. After the holiday, the enthusiasm of SHFE aluminum funds for long positions was ignited. It is recommended to take a long - position approach at low prices, although short - term fundamental support is limited [8] 4. Industry News - Nineteen air - conditioning enterprises and research institutions, including Midea, Haier, and Xiaomi, jointly launched the implementation of "aluminum replacing copper" standards. Some brand stores said they would launch aluminum household air - conditioning products in 2026 at the earliest, while others had no such plan [9] - Lizhong Group's Mexican factory's second - phase project of 1.8 million ultra - lightweight aluminum alloy wheels has been initially put into production. The third Thai aluminum alloy wheel factory's annual production capacity of 3 million cast - spun aluminum alloy wheels is expected to be put into production next year. High - performance aluminum alloy new material projects in Chongqing, Huai'an, Changchun, and Thailand will be put into production from the fourth quarter of this year to next year [10] - India's state - owned National Aluminium Company (Nalco) plans to start mining the Pottangi bauxite mine in Odisha in June 2026. It is expanding the fifth production line at its Damanjodi alumina refinery, which will increase the annual capacity by 1 million tons to 3.275 million tons [10] - In the first 11 months of this year, China's automobile production and sales both exceeded 31 million, with a year - on - year increase of over 10%. The production and sales of new energy vehicles were both close to 15 million, with a year - on - year increase of over 30%. New energy vehicle exports reached 2.315 million, doubling year - on - year [10]