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Aluminum producers struggle to respond to higher prices
Global aluminium production growth ground to a halt on 2nd quarter of this years even as prices rallied to multi year high.
China, the world's largest producer continued to lift operating rates. However, the supply response to the super high prices has been muted attesting to a strong of power-related constraints on smelters in several Chinese provinces.
China imported another 294,081 tonnes of primary and allow aluminium last month, extending an import trend that has been running since the 2nd quarter of last year. Although national aluminium production rose by 7.3% year on year in January- June, it is clear the Chinese market is running short on metal.
The government scheduled another round of state reserve sales including 90,000 tonnes of aluminium for July 29.
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