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Global aluminium long-term outlook Q1 2021

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The aluminium metal market service long-term outlook (LTO) is published quarterly and provides a detailed forecast of aluminium supply and demand fundamentals out to 2040. The worldwide government response to the pandemic in the shape of green investment, which is wedded to stimulus spending and energy transition, has fundamentally changed the outlook for the aluminium industry. A low carbon world will bring disruption and dislocation for the aluminium market. We expect to see greater regionalisation of production and demand. Moreover, pricing is set to move from global price discovery to one defined by the carbon intensity of aluminium. However, there are a multitude of possible future outcomes. We are just at the start of a major shift in the dynamics of the aluminium market.

Table of contents

    • Long-run aluminium prices
    • Which countries are likely to host new aluminium capacity?
    • Base case incentive price
    • The impact of emissions and inert anode technology
    • The price to pay for carbon emissions
    • and the benefits of non-carbon electrolytic cells
    • Long-run alumina prices
    • Main risks around our base case aluminium market outlook
    • Scenario analysis
    • China’s path to carbon neutrality
    • Summary
    • Changes to consumption forecasts since Q4 2020
    • China
    • Asia ex-China
    • Europe
    • North America
    • United States
    • Project Classification
    • Supply disruptions
    • Market-driven adjustment
    • Summary
    • Global smelter production and capacity 2020-2040
    • Asia
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • India
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Africa
    • 3 more item(s)...
    • Summary
    • Global refinery production and capacity 2020-2040
    • Asia
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • India
    • Europe
    • Russia and the Caspian
    • Africa
    • Asia (excl. China)
    • China
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Oceania
  • Forecasting methodology
  • Rationale, risks and IRR methodology
  • Assumptions used to construct incentive prices
  • Risks around the incentive price
    • Global smelter production and capability 2020-2040
    • Global refinery production and capability 2020-2040
    • Global bauxite production, demand and regional balances 2019-2040
  • 1 more item(s)...

Tables and charts

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  • Global aluminium balance and prices
  • Primary aluminium demand and capacity, 2010-2040, Mtpa
  • Stock days of consumption and price
  • Global supply-demand balance
  • Stock days and price
  • Smelter grade alumina balance
  • Alumina demand and capacity, 2010-2040, Mtpa
  • CHALCO extends its lead
  • Global alumina balance and prices
  • Global seaborne bauxite balance and prices
  • Seaborne supply and demand, Mt (dry)
  • Key bauxite ore routes freight forecasts
  • 69 more item(s)...

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