January 9, 2020
KEY MESSAGES
ALUMINA
1. World alumina demand is set to accelerate sharply in 2020 as smelting profitability improves and restarts/expansions take place around the world.
2. World alumina demand is expected to increase another… y/y in 2021,
3. However, the global alumina market will remain well supplied in the next few years mostly amid booming alumina production.
4. HARBOR sees Australia alumina prices in a bottoming-out process, but any rally should be capped by the expected market surplus.
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