SMM Aluminum Market Weekly Report 20250515

• Aluminum: Destocking continues, breaking through the 600,000 mt mark; regional differences in spot premiums/discounts emerge
• Bauxite and Alumina: Bauxite prices fall; alumina industry shifts from losses to profits on average
• Aluminum Billet and Extrusion: Aluminum billet supply tightens, processing fees adjust under pressure; extrusion operating rates diverge, export orders remain stable
• Secondary Aluminum: Rise in primary aluminum boosts aluminum scrap prices, with prominent regional differentiation; intensified cost-demand competition leads to slight increase in ADC12 prices
• Aluminum Auxiliary Materials: Cost support for prebaked anode slightly improves; tenders drive short-term recovery in aluminum fluoride market

For more details, please refer to the China Aluminum Market Weekly Report (20250515)