Industrial Minerals


Debate over alumina index rages in non-met alumina market

20 April 2011

by IM prices reporter

MB index price for SGA could become basis for IM pricing, will take time

Keywords: Metal Bulletin, smelter grade alumina, LME, aluminium trihydrate, calcined alumina

The Metal Bulletin (MB) index price for smelter grade alumina (SGA) could become a basis for the pricing of non-metallurgical supply contracts, participants in the speciality alumina market told IM.

Since the start of the year, MB index prices for SGA (FOB Australia) have increased almost by 10% to $406/tonne from $370/tonne. MB is the sister publication to IM.

This year, several new alumina indices, including the MB Alumina Index, were launched to provide greater transparency in the SGA market and offer...