ANZ: Middle East Supply Risks To Keep Aluminium Above $3,000/T in Early 2027
Nov 3 (Reuters) - ANZ:
RECOVERING MIDDLE EAST OUTPUT, RESILIENT CHINESE PRODUCTION AND STRONG GROWTH IN INDONESIAN SUPPLY SHOULD NARROW THIS YEAR'S DEFICIT AND SHIFT THE MARKET INTO SURPLUS IN 2027
LINGERING MIDDLE EAST SUPPLY RISKS ARE LIKELY TO KEEP PRICES VOLATILE AND ELEVATED ABOVE $3,000/T THROUGH EARLY 2027
EXPECTS DEMAND TO GROW BY 2.5-2.7% TO 77.5MT IN 2027
SAYS GLOBAL ALUMINIUM OUTPUT IS ESTIMATED TO BE STEADY IN 2026 BUT IS EXPECTED TO GROW BY MORE THAN 4% TO 77.8MT IN 2027
EXPECTS INDONESIAN OUTPUT TO RISE FROM 709KT IN 2026 TO 1.3 MT IN 2027 AND 2.9 MT BY 2030
SAYS EARLIER ESTIMATES POINTED TO 3–3.5MT OF LOST MIDDLE EAST PRODUCTION, BUT IMPROVING RUN RATES SHOULD LIMIT ANNUAL LOSSES TO LESS THAN 2MT
EXPECTS CHINA TO PRODUCE 45.4MT OF ALUMINIUM IN 2027, IMPLYING A MATERIAL SLOWDOWN IN OUTPUT GROWTH