Alcoa is ready to complete its first major acquisition deal since its creation in 2016 – and it may not be the last, the company’s chief executive officer has said.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch FOB Indonesia, Vietnam and India inferred indices for its Australian alumina index.

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-ALU-0002 alumina index, fob Australia and its MB-ALU-0010 alumina inferred index, fob Brazil, which were published incorrectly on Monday July 8 due to an error.

The Indonesian government is looking to ease its export ban on bauxite, sources familiar with the matter have told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-ALU-0002 alumina index, fob Australia and its MB-ALU-0010 alumina inferred index, fob Brazil, which were published incorrectly on Tuesday June 25 due to a back end calculation error.

Indonesia is preparing to invest more in its aluminium supply chain as part of its wider critical metals strategy, Fastmarkets understands

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-ALU-0002 alumina index, fob Australia, and its MB-ALU-0010 alumina inferred index, fob Brazil, which were published incorrectly on Wednesday June 5 due to a calculation error.

The benchmarks set out by the European Union’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) are “not realistic” without a financial support mechanism, according to the director of a planned facility to reintroduce magnesium production to Europe

The publication of the following prices was delayed on Tuesday April 30 due to technical issues. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

Take a look at the five key talking points across the aluminium raw material markets ahead of Fastmarkets’ Bauxite & Alumina Conference