Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing: Week 12

26 March 2010


Mixed week for rare earths, barytes, refractory bauxite, calcined alumina

Keywords: mineral prices, bauxite, alumina, barytes, bentonite, rare earths, antimony

Calcined alumina grade prices, FOB refinery, USA, are struggling to make any headway. This week, to better reflect the market place for medium soda grades, the IM prices team lowered the range to $750-850/tonne while alumina calcined, 98.5-99.5% Al2O3, is still $550-650/tonne, bulk, FOB refinery.

 

Rumours are swirling around about Chinese refractory bauxite prices, with...