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

Key talking points at Fastmarkets’ International Aluminium conference, held in Barcelona, Spain, on September 12-15

The publication of Fastmarkets’ inferred alumina index for Thursday September 15 was delayed due to a technical error

Brazilian alumina exports grew by 62.24% year on year in August on higher shipments, in particular from northeastern Maranhão state, where the Alumar refinery is located, according to data published by the economy ministry on Monday September 5.

India's push toward the beneficiation of low-grade iron ore could result in new trade patterns emerging in the future if implemented, market sources told Fastmarkets this week

The alumina sector is continuing to grapple with rising costs and weakening market conditions, while the Atlantic differential could switch direction due to refinery production cuts and aluminium smelter closures, sources told Fastmarkets.