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Supply Deficit to Underpin Alumina Prices, SMM Expects

Sep 22, 2016 09:47

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Alumina supply in China is now in a deficit, and this will allow prices of the aluminum smelting raw material to hold firm in September, SMM predicts.

SHANGHAI, Sep. 22 (SMM) –Alumina supply in China is now in a deficit, and this will allow prices of the aluminum smelting raw material to hold firm in September, SMM predicts.

Alumina market has now turned into a seller’s market, despite weak buying interest from most large aluminum smelters. Alumina supply tightness will not ease in the near term, considering limited imports this year, SMM added.

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SMM data showed weighted average alumina price in domestic four major markets advanced further to 1,940 yuan per tonne in mid-September.

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