Delayed publication of calcined alumina price assessments

The publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments of calcined alumina on Thursday April 4 were delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The following prices were affected:
MB-ALU-0011 Alumina, calcined, unground 98.5-99.5% Al2O3, bulk, exw US/Europe, long-term contract, $/tonne
MB-ALU-0012 Alumina, calcined, ground and unground, min 99.5% Al2O3, medium-soda min 0.25% soda, bulk, exw US/Europe, long-term contract, $/tonne
MB-ALU-0013 Alumina, calcined, ground, 98.5-99.5% Al2O3, bulk, exw US/Europe, long-term contract, $/tonne

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets industrial minerals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these indices, please Solomon Cefai by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Solomon Cefai, re: calcined alumina.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all of Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents, go to: https://www.fastmarkets.com/about-us/methodology.

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