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Delayed publication of alumina FOB Australia index

The publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-ALU-0002 alumina index, fob Australia assessment for Thursday October 30 was delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

October 30, 2025
By Fastmarkets pricing team
Alumina Asia Base metals Pricing notice

The publication of the following index was delayed for 10 minutes:

MB-ALU-0002 Alumina index, fob Australia, $/tonne.

This price is a part of the Fastmarkets base metals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this index, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and basemetals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: Alumina inferred FOB Brazil index.”

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