Aluminum Fabrication Industry with Low Operation Rate

(China Aluminum Network) Global economy, industry demand and decreased metal price caused aluminum manufacturers unprofitable or slim profits, multiple factors contribute to the decreasing of aluminum price also threaten the bottom line of production cost.

The weak demand from real estate and auto industry was unlikely to bring improvement to aluminum fabrication companies. The operation rate in aluminum plate/strip and aluminum profile industries were decreased, except for aluminum cable industry. As slow down growth in real estate industry and automobiles sales, the operation rate in aluminum plate/strip and aluminum profile industries were less than 60% in the first nine months of this year.

Domestic power grid construction was the target market for aluminum cable, with the increase power demand in domestic the operation rate in China aluminum cable industry was relative stable. The aluminum consumption in overhead line occupied 75% of total consumption in domestic cable industry; electric wire industry used 2,300 thousand tons of aluminum totally in 2012 and expected to hit more than 2500 thousand tons in 2013. The above data just for your consideration.

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