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

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 project, which powers the world's largest alumina refinery outside China, Alunorte, not only marks a significant leap towards sustainability but also showcases Norsk Hydro's commitment to reducing carbon emissions

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 March 18.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publishing frequency of its three calcined alumina prices from monthly to quarterly.

A growing focus by consumers on Scope 3 carbon emissions is putting raw materials, such as bauxite and alumina, in the spotlight

Glencore has started to beef up its aluminium business unit with the acquisition of stakes in bauxite and alumina assets

The current shortage of some higher purity grades of aluminium, such as P0610, and the robust demand for units should maintain the higher differential to prices for P1020-grade aluminium, market sources told Fastmarkets on Monday January 30

The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is changing global trade flows for bauxite, with Brazilian material once again flowing into China and with the introduction of export restrictions elsewhere likely to influence availability through 2023

The recent drop in freight rates and rising Chinese alumina prices have reportedly opened the arbitrage window for imports from Australia to restart, sources told Fastmarkets