Alumina produced in a sustainable way can command a premium like aluminium, panelists at Fastmarkets’ bauxite and alumina conference said on Thursday April 28

Bauxite miners in Guinea must build refineries in the country and respect their obligations or face administrative action, Moussa Magassouba, the country’s Minister of Mines & Geology, said during a keynote speech at Fastmarkets’ Bauxite and Alumina conference in Miami, United States, on Wednesday April 27.

Tight availability of metal and firm demand continued to drive aluminium premiums higher in the week to Tuesday April 19, with the duty-unpaid premium in Rotterdam reaching a new high, while the US Midwest premium held steady at its highest ever.

Fastmarkets’ United States offices will be closed on Friday April 15 in observance of Good Friday. There will be no separate AMM Daily Newsletter or AMM Scrap Settlements newsletter dated Tuesday April 19, although automated newsletters will still be available via the Fastmarkets Dashboard.

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for its European 6063 aluminium billet and aluminium P1020A premiums, as part of a methodology review process to meet International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco) principles.

Low-carbon aluminium differentials in Europe widened in March, with market participants split on how much of a premium can be achieved for the green metal.

China's base metals industry seems to be taking the biggest hit from the country's latest virus-control restrictions, with the authorities sticking with a restrictive “dynamic clearing” approach in a bid to see off the country's worst Covid-19 outbreak since early 2020.

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A new trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom announced on Tuesday March 22 is more likely to enhance political ties than actually move significant tons of steel and aluminium across the Atlantic, sources said

Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange had fallen by 4% at the 5pm close of trading on Friday March 25, after another week of disruptions.