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Global aluminium smelter asset cost summary
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The Global Aluminium Asset Summary examines the cost environment in the base year as well as historically and forward five years. The latest cost update slide deck and tables are found in the download section and are designated by the latest quarter. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our products, in this release, you have access to new content – both a redesigned quarterly report, as well as a new suite of interactive downloadable data.
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Aluminium smelter asset cost service - Q1 2025 update
- Smelter costs increased in 2024 ...
- ... but are projected to decline in 2025
- After enduring significant price volatility in energy, anode, and alumina from 2022 to 2024, smelters are now better positioned to manage raw material costs and supply chain risks
- Alumina costs to fall in 2025, following sharp increases in 2024
- Delivered alumina cost = alumina + alumina freight
- Other raw materials cost = anode (petcoke & coal tar pitch) + bath
- Energy cost = electricity + fuel
- Smelter margins are expected to stay robust in 2025 as operating costs decline
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