Correction to Indonesia, Vietnam, India alumina FOB inferred indices on September 2-9

Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-ALU-0018 alumina index inferred, fob India, $/tonne; MB-ALU-0019 alumina index inferred, fob Indonesia, $/tonne; and MB-ALU-0020 alumina index inferred, fob Vietnam, $/tonne, which were published incorrectly from September 2 to September 9.

The assessments were amended due to a back-end calculation error.

MB-ALU-0018 – Alumina index inferred, fob India, $/tonne

Published in error as $499.66 per tonne on September 2. This has now been corrected to $531.66 per tonne.
Published in error as $500.54 per tonne on September 3. This has now been corrected to $532.54 per tonne.
Published in error as $495.81 per tonne on September 4. This has now been corrected to $527.81 per tonne.
Published in error as $498.63 per tonne on September 5. This has now been corrected to $530.63 per tonne.
Published in error as $503.85 per tonne on September 6. This has now been corrected to $535.85 per tonne.
Published in error as $501.82 per tonne on September 9. This has now been corrected to $533.82 per tonne.

MB-ALU-0019 – Alumina index inferred, fob Indonesia, $/tonne

Published in error as $507.66 per tonne on September 2. This has now been corrected to $523.66 per tonne.
Published in error as $508.54 per tonne on September 3. This has now been corrected to $524.54 per tonne.
Published in error as $503.81 per tonne on September 4. This has now been corrected to $519.81 per tonne.
Published in error as $506.63 per tonne on September 5. This has now been corrected to $522.63 per tonne.
Published in error as $511.85 per tonne on September 6. This has now been corrected to $527.85 per tonne.
Published in error as $509.82 per tonne on September 9. This has now been corrected to $525.82 per tonne.

MB-ALU-0020 Alumina index inferred, fob Vietnam, $/tonne

Published in error as $502.66 per tonne on September 2. This has now been corrected to $528.66 per tonne.
Published in error as $503.54 per tonne on September 3. This has now been corrected to $529.54 per tonne.
Published in error as $498.81 per tonne on September 4. This has now been corrected to $524.81 per tonne.
Published in error as $501.63 per tonne on September 5. This has now been corrected to $527.63 per tonne.
Published in error as $506.85 per tonne on September 6. This has now been corrected to $532.85 per tonne.
Published in error as $504.82 per tonne on September 9. This has now been corrected to $530.82 per tonne.

Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect these changes.

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets base metals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on this correction notice or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these indices, please contact Laura Roberts or Justin Yang by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Laura Roberts, Justin Yang, re: Alumina inferred indices, $/tonne.”

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