<span style="font-size: 14pt;">? 2025 First Half Abrasives & Raw Materials Market Analysis Report </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">— White Fused Alumina</span>
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<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. Macro Background</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In the first half of 2025, the global manufacturing sector maintained a mild recovery trend following a modest rebound in late 2024. Inventory destocking in North America and Europe was largely completed, leading to a gradual release of downstream demand, though overall recovery remained cautious. Markets in Southeast Asia and India continued to show faster growth, driving up demand for premium abrasives, especially high-grade <a href="https://www.xinliabrasive.com/products/White-Fused-Alumina"><em><span style="color: #0000ff;">white fused alumina (WFA)</span></em></a>.</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On the supply side, China, as the world’s main WFA producer, continued to face tight production capacity due to energy constraints and stricter environmental policies, which helped keep prices firm.</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2.<a href="https://www.xinliabrasive.com/products/White-Fused-Alumina"><em><span style="color: #0000ff;"> White Fused Alumina</span> </em></a>Price Review</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">? Price Trend</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">January–March 2025: Limited production during the Chinese New Year holiday and regional power restrictions led to lower operating rates and tighter inventories. Prices increased slightly by 3%–5%.</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">April–June 2025: With rising temperatures and stricter environmental controls in some areas, <a href="https://www.xinliabrasive.com/products/White-Fused-Alumina"><em><span style="color: #0000ff;">WFA</span> </em></a>prices remained at relatively high levels with mild fluctuations. Local adjustments occurred but the overall market stayed firm.</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Compared to the same period in 2024, the average ex-factory price of <a href="https://www.xinliabrasive.com/products/White-Fused-Alumina"><em><span style="color: #0000ff;">WFA (Al₂O₃ ≥ 99.5%)</span></em></a> segment sand increased by approximately 5%–8%.</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">? Cost Factors</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The main cost drivers for white fused alumina remain industrial alumina, electricity, and labor:</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Alumina: Industrial alumina prices were volatile but overall stayed strong, supporting WFA costs.</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Electricity: High energy consumption and fluctuating power tariffs kept production costs under pressure.</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Environmental Compliance: Continued strict requirements for emission and dust control increased operational costs and limited some small and mid-sized producers.</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. Supply & Demand</span>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Supply:</span>
<br class="break/" /><br class="break/" /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Major production areas (Henan, Shanxi, Guizhou) maintained an average operating rate of 70%–80%. Some small producers had unsta.</span>