Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing –29 March – 5 April 2012

05 April 2012

by Siobhan Lismore

Bauxite, alumina softens while ilmenite looks strong

Keywords: bauxite, ilmenite, ilmenite, alumina, fused alumina, vermiculite

Tension was seen in the bauxite market this week as some sources indicated the market out of China may be softening, while others countered that levels were still high.

Market sources revealed that while US market demand for bauxite is low, the Indian market is still strong, as is China.

However, a trader indicated that 2011 licences in China have not yet been consumed. This source said...