MBR’s Aluminium’s Future Under A New Power Market Paradigm: Costs, Location & Prices

Metal Bulletin Research have published an in-depth study, Aluminium's Future Under A New Power Market Paradigm Costs, Location & Prices that provides energy price forecasts, details of energy contracts at many of the world's selected aluminium smelters  and a view on the aluminium cost curve and forward curve.

Aluminium's Future Under A New Power Market Paradigm Costs, Location & Prices is a timely study providing crucial analysis and long-term forecasts.

This study offers expert analysis, forecasting and independent guidance including:

• Crucial analysis of the key facts and data;
• An assessment of long term trends and their implication for aluminium prices;
• Review of current smelter viability;
• Key issues in power markets around the globe and the implications for smelter power contracts;
• Addressing the key issue of how increasing cost pressures will affect the aluminium forward curve and also the aluminium cost curve;
• Analysis of global and regional energy markets;
• Production, supply and demand outlook.

Table of contents

Executive Summary
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Power as a component of Aluminium costs 
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Power
2.3 Other costs
2.3.1 Alumina
2.3.2 Carbon Products
2.3.3 Other
Chapter 3 – Global Energy Markets
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Discussion by power source
3.2.1 Oil
3.2.2 Natural Gas
3.2.3 Coal
3.2.4 Hydro power
3.2.5 Nuclear
3.3 Discussion by region
3.3.1 North America
3.3.2 Europe
3.3.3 Middle East + Africa
3.3.4 Asia (excl China)
3.3.5 Latin America
3.3.6 Oceania
3.3.7 CIS
Chapter 4 - Aluminium Supply and Power
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Historic production analysis (with specific reference to power trends)
4.3 Regional supply/power analysis
4.3.1 North America
4.3.2 Europe
4.3.3 Middle East and Africa
4.3.4 Asia (excluding China)
4.3.5 Latin America
4.3.6 Oceania

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