Under the theme of promoting high-quality development in the country, the structure of aluminum sheet, strip and foil products has changed, and the driving effect of leading enterprises has become apparent, with rapid development in segmented fields. However, against the backdrop of gradually peaking aluminum consumption, the aluminum plate, strip, and foil market has also experienced a significant decline in traditional consumption, complex and severe export trade barriers, and overheated investment in hot investment areas in 2023. Specifically, the production of aluminum plate, strip, and foil both fell back that year, and the export volume decreased significantly year-on-year. Processing fees and product profits further declined, and the production capacity of products with oversupply continued to expand. How will the processing fees and prices of aluminum plates, strips, and foils evolve as we enter 2024? What kind of pattern will the supply and demand structure present? The author will analyze and predict from the aspects of price, supply, demand, import and export, industrial structure, etc.
1、 Review and Summary of Aluminum Plate, Strip, and Foil Varieties in 2023 1. Will Processing Costs Continue to Decline? Has the company's profit dropped to freezing point?
Since 2023, the aluminum sheet, strip, and foil market has experienced issues such as relative overcapacity, severe product homogenization, occasional vicious competition, and serious industry competition. Against this backdrop, the processing fees for aluminum sheet, strip, and foil have all experienced varying degrees of decline.
By category, the processing fee for 1060 aluminum curtain wall coils is 1400 yuan/ton, a decrease of 350 yuan/ton from the end of 2022; The processing fee for 5052 aluminum sheet is 3300 yuan/ton, a decrease of 1400 yuan/ton from the end of 2022; The processing fee for PS board base is 2400 yuan/ton, a decrease of 200 yuan/ton from the end of 2022; The processing fee for can body materials is 3600 yuan/ton, a decrease of 2000 yuan/ton from the end of 2022. The processing fee for can lid materials is 6000 yuan/ton, a decrease of 3000 yuan/ton from the end of 2022. In terms of aluminum foil, the processing fee for food packaging foil is 8500 yuan/ton, a decrease of 2100 yuan/ton from the end of 2022; The processing fee for 15 μ m battery foil is 14000 yuan/ton, a decrease of 1000 yuan/ton from the end of 2022.
2.產(chǎn)能持續(xù)擴(kuò)張? 熱點(diǎn)投資領(lǐng)域投資過熱
2. Will production capacity continue to expand? Hot investment areas with overheated investments
As of December 2023, according to Mysteel statistics, the construction capacity of aluminum sheet, strip, and foil in China is approximately 27.3 million tons. At the same time, in terms of scale, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang are still the top four production capacity clusters in China at present.? Henan Province is the largest province in China's aluminum processing industry, with over 200 aluminum plate, strip and foil enterprises and a total production capacity of 10.374 million tons, accounting for 38% of the country's total production capacity; Shandong Province has a production capacity of 4.914 million tons, accounting for 18% of the national production capacity; Jiangsu has a total production capacity of 2.457 million tons, accounting for 9% of the country's total production capacity; The total production capacity of Zhejiang is 1.911 million tons, accounting for 7% of the country's total production capacity.
In 2023, the trend of concentrated production capacity of aluminum plate, strip and foil enterprises will become increasingly prominent, showing regional concentration and scale accumulation characteristics. With superior raw material advantages, Shandong and Henan provinces have continuously expanded their production capacity in recent years. Aluminum plate, strip, and foil production enterprises in Henan province are concentrated in Gongyi, Luoyang, and Jiaozuo in Zhengzhou, while those in Shandong province are concentrated in Binzhou, Liaocheng, and Longkou, and their production capacity is still on the rise.
In addition, leading enterprises have significantly expanded their production capacity, while the proportion of production capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises has shown a downward trend.
The production capacity of aluminum sheet, strip and foil is still in a rapid expansion channel, and there is a tendency for overheated investment in hot areas. According to Mysteel statistics, there are currently a total of 21 aluminum plate, strip, and foil projects under construction in China, with a designed production capacity of 3.168 million tons; There are a total of 21 proposed aluminum sheet, strip and foil projects with a designed production capacity of 3.379 million tons. Among them, battery foil has also become a star product in the aluminum processing industry with the rapid development of new energy vehicles. Many aluminum plate, strip and foil enterprises have actively expanded their production scale as a result, and a large number of new projects have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, of which more than 1.6 million tons are related to battery foil.
二、鋁板帶箔品種2024年展望
2、 Outlook for Aluminum Plate, Strip, and Foil Varieties in 2024
In terms of supply, the trend of differentiated production changes in various categories of aluminum sheet, strip, and foil will become increasingly apparent. We believe that the battery foil, brazing foil, and body sheet in the new energy vehicle sector will continue to maintain a high growth rate, while the production of furniture, home furnishings, and durable consumer goods will remain stable. High end demand such as C919 large aircraft, white body, microchannels, etc. are expected to develop rapidly.
In terms of demand, although there is policy support for "guaranteed delivery of buildings" in the construction and real estate sector, it is still difficult to contribute incremental consumption; The field of packaging containers will continue to maintain stable growth driven by factors such as the "plastic ban", the continuous improvement of people's living standards, and the increasing awareness of environmental protection; Driven by the new energy vehicle industry, the transportation sector will maintain the highest growth rate, with products such as battery foil and vehicle body sheet becoming highlights; The replacement of air conditioners in the durable consumer sector has been basically completed by 2023, and there will be no significant growth in the next 24 years.
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