1. At present, the construction of chlor-alkali plant is about 82%, and about 78% in Shandong province.This week, because of heavy pollution in some areas, plant starts fell by 2% compared with the previous week, but they remained high.At the same time, affected by environmental protection, the downstream factories also adopted the wrong peak or stop production measures, start down, demand again reduced.

2. The purchase price of liquid and alkali of alumina in Henan and Shanxi in January was reduced by 150 yuan/ton (100 percent).

3. According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, the import volume of liquid alkali in November 2020 was 63.01 tons, with a year-on-year growth of 107.9% and 54.4%;In November, the export volume of liquid and alkali was 10,900 tons, down 86.3% from the previous month and 51.8% from the previous year.In November 2020, the import volume of solid alkali was 786.43 tons, with a year-on-year growth of 40.9% and a year-on-year decline of 14.4%.The export volume of solid alkali in November was 39,700 tons, up 17.1% month-on-month and down 2.2% year-on-year.

4. In November 2020, The import volume of alumina in China was 249,400 tons, with a year-on-year growth of 43.17% and 20.60%.China’s alumina exports in November were 8,800 tons, 282.61% higher than the previous month and 17.76% lower than the previous year.China’s net imports of alumina in November were 240,700 tonnes, up 40.02 per cent month-on-month and 22.74 per cent year-on-year.
Domestic and foreign chemical markets have been affected again. Some countries have begun to extend or even reopen the lockdown policy, and the operation of downstream factories in China has been restricted again.

6. After the arrival of the heating season, many alumina enterprises are rated As Grade C, and the scale of production restriction is constantly expanding. In addition, the recent increase in early warning weather in Jinyulu region has led to the continuous decline of the industry operating rate.

7. In order to resolutely accomplish the objectives and tasks of blue sky protection, alumina enterprises in Shandong province began to limit production, mainly concentrated in Binzhou and Zibo area. The actual scale of production limit is about 3.5 million tons, and the daily output of alumina affects about 10,000 tons.According to the requirements, in addition to shandong Xinfa Huayu class A exemption, other alumina enterprises basically to implement the roasting production line 50% limit.The end of emergency production limit still needs to pay attention to the degree of air pollution changes.