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SEE PAGE 13 FOR IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES AND ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS

Regional Materials Gems, Picks & Shovels Material Headlines Bottom falling out again on thermal coal prices (-2% last week)

(McCloskey). Avoid the sector or for trading accounts buy on dips as market conditions stabilize during the next few months.

LME aluminium price rises to one-year high. The good news is the majority of Chinese smelters are still loss making at current prices, the bad news is most continue to operate (AZ China).

Western banks are reportedly pulling back on financing of metals exports to China after ICBC applied for the right not to settle a letter of credit (AMM). Imports likely to ease further.

China Coal and Shenhua reported coal sales YTD to June that were flat for the former and -3% for the latter YoY pointing to a likely downgrade of volume guidance adding to pricing woes.

Metals demand enters seasonally slow summer period but copper and zinc market sentiment appears to be rising for next year on improving demand growth and slowing supply.

Impact on Stock Recommendations Consensus expectations for metals prices in 2015 appear low for

copper and nickel, and too high for thermal coal and steel. Finding equity laggards is a bit easier in copper than nickel.

For copper exposure, we like high-beta play Jiangxi Copper (358 HK; HKD13.86; BUY; TPHKD15). For long-term copper growth (1-2 years) and zinc exposure we like MMG. Our top regional small-cap copper play is Atlas Mining (AT PM; PHP15.26; BUY; TP19.72).

VALE Indonesia (INCO IJ; IDR3,790; BUY; TPIDR4,600) has lagged, but should get a boost if nickel prices rise next year as we forecast to USD9.50/lb (+19% YoY, 12% above consensus).

Reiterate SELL on China Coal (1898 HK; HKD4.12; SELL) with consensus EPS downgrades ahead and likely capex cuts on decreasing cash flows. In this tough market we prefer Shenhua (1088 HK; HKD20.85; BUY; TP24), which we would buy on dips.

Chalco (2600 HK; HKD3.08; BUY; TPHKD3.20) shares have benefited from rising aluminium prices as inventories decrease from very high levels. The stock may pause if Chinese supply growth accelerates later this year, capping the price rally.

Recent reports China Coal –Profit warning; Reiterate SELL (7/21/14)

Bumi Res. Minerals – Better comfort level (7/18/14)

Philippine Mining – Boom benefits all nickel miners (7/17/14)

Vale Indonesia – 2Q preview: Higher ASP kicks in (7/17/14)

Regional Materials – Soft recovery as imbalances ease (7/10/14)

Yanzhou Coal – Awaiting more timely entry point (7/10/14)

Nickel Asia – Tight supply to persist; U/G to BUY (7/10/14)

Contributing analysts HK/CHINA Alexander Latzer (metals, coal, steel) Regional Sector Head INDIA Anubhav Gupta (metals, steel) INDONESIA Isnaputra Iskandar, CFA (metals, coal, cement) PHILIPPINES Ramon Adviento (metals, coal) (Full materials team details on page 2) China and Australia thermal coal prices*

Source: McCloskey. *Qinhuangdao 5,800 kcal/t ex-VAT and Newcastle 6,000 kcal/t FOB.

Aluminum price showing renewed vigor

Source:Bloomberg.

Copper price holding above consensus

Source:Bloomberg.

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Our views on the materials news Metals demand is entering the seasonally slow summer period but copper and zinc market sentiment appears to be rising on improving demand growth and slowing supply. Aluminium prices are rising as well as the decline in inventory indicates supply cuts are working. Overall, consensus metals price expectations appear low for copper and nickel, and EPS forecasts too high for thermal coal and steel in China.

What’s Our View? – Soft recovery amid rising geopolitical risks We see 65% odds for base metal prices to move moderately higher in 2015 by an average of 10%. We see 25% odds for prices to remain volatile but lower if China is stuck in neutral (Muddle Kingdom scenario). We see 10% odds of a strong across-the-board rally in metal prices in 2015 of >20% YoY (excluding upside for nickel, possibly zinc, and aluminium a long shot).

Risks are inventory finance trade abuses in China that would delay but not derail a recovery, and worsening tensions in the Middle East and Ukraine that would adversely impact market sentiment. A trade embargo on Russia would be difficult to enforce and hurt western companies. But it would be positive for prices of oi/gas, nickel, and aluminium.

Our materials ranking (best to worst): nickel, copper, zinc, aluminium, gold, coking coal, thermal coal and steel. Nickel, copper and zinc have good demand and tightening supply. Aluminium has good demand but more supply cuts are needed and risks on that are high in China. Coking coal demand is mixed, i.e. weakening in China but positive in India. Thermal coal and steel are suffering from slowing demand and excess supply. We see gold remaining range bound to the downside as interest rates are expected to move higher in 2015.

Figure 1: Nominal metals prices indexed to 1980

Source: Bloomberg, Maybank Kim Eng.

Figure 2: Copper (USD/lb) Figure 3: Nickel (USD/lb)

Source: Bloomberg, Maybank Kim Eng Source: Bloomberg, Maybank Kim Eng

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Regional Materials Team HK/CHINA Alexander Latzer (metals, coal, steel) (852) 2268 0647 alexanderlatzer@kimeng.com.hk INDIA Jigar Shah (cement, oil/gas) (91) 22 6623 2601 jigar@maybank-ke.co.in Anubhav Gupta (metals, steel) (91) 22 6623 2605 anubhav@maybank-ke.co.in INDONESIA Isnaputra Iskandar, CFA (metals, coal, cement) (62) 21 2557 1129 isnaputra.iskandar@maybank-ke.co.id MALAYSIA Lee Yen Ling (steel, building materials) (603) 2297 8691 lee.yl@maybank-ib.com PHILIPPINES Ramon Adviento (metals, coal) (63) 2 849 8845 Ramon_Adviento@maybank-atrke.com Lovell Sarreal (cement, consumer, media) (63) 2 849 8841 lovell_sarreal@maybank-atrke.com SINGAPORE Yeak Chee Keong, CFA (oil/gas services, gem technology) (65) 6432 1460 yeakcheekeong@maybank-ke.com.sg THAILAND Sutthichai Kumworachai (coal, energy, oil/gas, petrochemical) (66) 2658 6300 x 1400 sutthichai.k@maybank-ke.co.th Surachai Pramualcharoenkit (steel, construction, contractors, automotive) (66) 2658 6300 x 1470 surachai.p@maybank-ke.co.th VIETNAM Trung Thai (construction, materials, property) (84) 444 55 58 88 x 8180 trung.thai@maybank-kimeng.com.vn

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Bottom falling out again on thermal coal prices (-2% last week) (McCloskey). Avoid the sector or for trading accounts buy on dips as market conditions stabilize during the next few months.

China Coal and Shenhua reported coal sales YTD to June that were flat for the former and -3% for the latter YoY pointing to a likely downgrade of volume guidance adding to pricing woes.

What’s Our View?

Weak Chinese coal demand growth in 2014 combined with insufficient supply cuts have put prices in retreat. Chinese power companies have held off on large restocking ahead of the summer period because of weak demand, ample inventories and falling coal prices. We look for prices to stabilize in a few months as power companies re-stock prior to the winter heating season. The situation is worse in the regional market as Indonesia’s coal production is up about 7% YoY (Jan-Jun) amid weak demand growth.

Coal faces challenges to future consumption growth in China as the country prioritizes alternative cleaner energy sources. The share of new power capacity additions in China accounted for by thermal power fell to a new low in 2013 of 37% compared to an average of 85-90% in the mid-1990’s and 55-75% from 1999-2012. The implication is a declining market share for thermal power from a high of about 76% in 2006 to 55% by 2020.

The clear implication has been total coal consumption volumes will increase at a slower rate. We calculate that for the eight-year period from 2013 to 2020 China may only need an incremental 650m tonnes (mt) of raw thermal coal production vs the 1.7b tonnes of raw coal produced for the previous eight years from 2005 to 2012. This implies an annual production requirement of about 100mt from 2014 to 2020, which is less than half the rate of 213mt/yr from 2005 to 2012 to meet demand.

The supply adjustment appears to already be occurring with production of raw coal decreasing by 1% last year and forecast to increase only 1% in 2014 (40,000t). Unfortunately, coal prices remain very soft due to continued negative consumption growth YoY. The comps turn a bit easier during 2H14 and we forecast coal production and consumption in China will each increase 1% for this year. We look for growth to reach 3% YoY in 2015.

Figure 4: Power capacity by source in China (MW) Figure 5: Power capacity by source in China (% share)

Source: CEC, Bloomberg, Maybank Kim Eng. Source: CEC, Bloomberg, Maybank Kim Eng.

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During 1H14, thermal coal prices fell 10% YoY in China (Qinhuangdao 5,800kcal) and 15% in the region (Newcastle 6,000kcal). After appearing to flatten in March/May, prices have fallen by nearly 1% per week since (2% last week). Prices are now 9% lower than the 1H14 averages (current prices USD86/t Qinhuangdao and USD68/t Newcastle).

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LME aluminium price rises to one-year high. The good news is the majority of Chinese smelters are still loss making at current prices, the bad news is most continue to operate (AZ China).

What’s Our View?

The LME aluminium price has risen 12.5% YTD, while the Shanghai price is down 4.3% and has moved to a slight discount vs premium to LME earlier. The shift reflects a tightening supply situation in the West and a slack market in China. We believe the period of rapid capacity additions has peaked in China. Regional cost advantages are also flattening (falling costs in the east relative to low-cost plants in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia) due to lower coal prices, the exit of high-cost plants, and rising transport costs.

Low aluminium prices over the past two years have resulted in capacity curtailments in China and the West. In China, by 2015 we expect about 5mt of new capacity and 2mt of cuts for a net gain of about 3mt. The real test will be how much production is restarted and comes on line in China as prices move higher. We believe some of the idle capacity is obsolete and not profitable to restart, while others may modernize.

Figure 6: China aluminium production monthly annualized Figure 7: China aluminium production annual forecast

Source: IAI. Source: WMS, IAI, AZ China, Wood Mackenzie, Maybank Kim Eng estimates.

Ex-China, annual aluminium production growth has been negative. We look for the global aluminium market to move into a wider deficit the next few years helping draw down the large inventory stockpile.

Figure 8: World ex-China aluminum prod mo. annualized Figure 9: Global Aluminum supply/demand and price

Source: IAI. Source: WMS, IAI, AZ China, Wood Mackenzie, Maybank Kim Eng estimates.

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Western banks are reportedly pulling back on financing of metals exports to China after ICBC applied for the right not to settle a letter of credit (AMM). Imports likely to ease further.

Under letters of credit (LOC), the benefit to the seller (in this case the payment for the sale of metals to Chinese buyers) is guaranteed. If ICBC is declining to pay, it means these LOC are no longer a trustworthy payment method. This will complicate matters (i.e. the resumption of normal commodity trade financing) at a time when Western banks, warehouses and insurance companies are arguing over who will take the losses (AMM).

What’s Our View?

We see the credit trade abuses as delaying but not derailing a soft recovery in China next year. We believe trade financing will resume slowly as credit conditions in China become less tight. In this environment, we expect slowing import growth as inventory is drawn to meet demand over the next few months. We see the situation as a natural outcome of credit tightening amid efforts by China’s leaders to restructure the economy. One outcome could be metal moving to LME-registered warehouses.

We have forecast slowing long-term growth rates for China’s metals consumption to 4-6% for copper, 6-8% for aluminium, and 2-4% for steel/coal, which are about 2-3x slower than the peak when metal intensity/GDP was still rising. Despite metals intensity peaking, China’s share of global demand, at about 45-50%, will exert pressure on supply for materials it is undersupplied long term (nickel, copper, bauxite, iron ore).

Figure 10: Gold exports Hong Kong to China falling (kg)* Figure 11: Refined copper trade (‘000t), net imports easing

Source: Bloomberg.*Hong Kong net exports to China in kilograms. Source: China Customs Data.

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Share price performance: materials, coal and steel (YTD, 3 months)

Figure 12: Asia region materials stocks YTD Figure 13: Asia region materials stocks past three months

Source: Bloomberg. Source: Bloomberg.

Figure 14: Asia region coal stocks YTD Figure 15: Asia region coal stocks past three months

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Figure 16: Asia region steel stocks YTD Figure 17: Asia region steel stocks past three months

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Figure 22: Gold exchange prices Figure 23: Silver exchange prices

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July 22, 2014 9

Regional Materials Sector

China coal inventory and prices, and power data

Figure 26 Thermal coal price Qinhuangdao vs Newcastle* Figure 27: Thermal coal prices in China and Australia*

Source: Bloomberg, McCloskey, Maybank Kim Eng estimates.*Prices are adjusted for coal calorific content and estimated transportation cost for delivery to southern China for comparison purposes.

Source: Bloomberg, McCloskey, Maybank Kim Eng estimates. *China coal price includes 17% VAT basis 5,800 kcal. Australia price is FOC basis 6,000 kcal.

Figure 28: China coal inventory at power plants and total Figure 28: China total raw coal production and YoY change

Source: Bloomberg, McCloskey, Maybank Kim Eng estimates. Source: CCTD, McCloskey.

Figure 30: Monthly power generation and pct. change Figure 31: Power generation by source and YoY change

Source: China NBS. Source: China NBS.

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July 22, 2014 10

Regional Materials Sector

China steel inventory and prices

Figure 32: Steel market prices in eastern China Figure 33: China company list prices vs market prices

Source: Steelhome. Source: Steelhome.

Figure 34: Coking coal prices China and the region Figure 35: Comparison: imported iron ore vs domestic rebar

Source: Steelhome. Source: Steelhome.

Figure 36: China crude steel production and YoY growth Figure 37: Long-term view of steel prices and input costs

Source: Steelhome Source: Steelhome, Maybank Kim Eng forecasts.

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July 22, 2014 11

Regional Materials Sector

China metals trade watch (imports/exports in ‘000 t)

Figure 38: Refined copper trade (net imports easing) Figure 39: Copper concentrate trade (remain at high level)

Source: China Customs Data. Source: China Customs Data.

Figure 40: Alumina trade (falling off recent highs) Figure 41: Bauxite trade (large falloff post Indonesia ban)

Source: China Customs Data. Source: China Customs Data.

Figure 42: Refined nickel trade (net imports falling off) Figure 43: Nickel ore trade (imports rising amid high prices)

Source: China Customs Data. Source: China Customs Data.

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July 22, 2014 12

Regional Materials Sector

Research Offices

REGIONAL

WONG Chew Hann, CA Regional Head of Institutional Research (603) 2297 8686 wchewh@maybank-ib.com

ONG Seng Yeow Regional Head of Retail Research (65) 6432 1453 ongsengyeow@maybank-ke.com.sg

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ECONOMICS

Suhaimi ILIAS Chief Economist Singapore | Malaysia (603) 2297 8682 suhaimi_ilias@maybank-ib.com

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Chatchai JINDARAT (66) 2658 6300 ext 1401 chatchai.j@maybank-ke.co.th • Electronics VIETNAM LE Hong Lien, ACCA Head of Institutional Research (84) 844 55 58 88 x 8181 lien.le@maybank-kimeng.com.vn • Strategy • Consumer • Diversified • Utilities

THAI Quang Trung, CFA, Deputy Manager, Institutional Research (84) 844 55 58 88 x 8180 trung.thai@maybank-kimeng.com.vn • Real Estate • Construction • Materials

Le Nguyen Nhat Chuyen (84) 844 55 58 88 x 8082 chuyen.le@maybank-kimeng.com.vn • Oil & Gas NGUYEN Thi Ngan Tuyen, Head of Retail Research (84) 8 44 555 888 x 8081 tuyen.nguyen@maybank-kimeng.com.vn • Food & Beverage • Oil&Gas • Banking

NGUYEN Trung Hoa, Dy Head of Retail Research (84) 8 44 555 888 x 8088 hoa.nguyen@maybank-kimeng.com.vn • Macro • Steel • Real estate

TRINH Thi Ngoc Diep (84) 4 44 555 888 x 8208 diep.trinh@maybank-kimeng.com.vn • Technology • Utilities • Construction

TRUONG Quang Binh (84) 4 44 555 888 x 8087 binh.truong@maybank-kimeng.com.vn • Rubber plantation • Tyres and Tubes • Oil&Gas

PHAM Nhat Bich (84) 8 44 555 888 x 8083 bich.pham@maybank-kimeng.com.vn • Consumer • Manufacturing • Fishery

NGUYEN Thi Sony Tra Mi (84) 8 44 555 888 x 8084 mi.nguyen@maybank-kimeng.com.vn • Port operation • Pharmaceutical • Food & Beverage

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