Alumina/Bauxite latest news

• May 2021

  Rising costs break BFA three-month stability; WFA tick up while bauxite firm

  14 May 2021

  Prices of brown fused alumina (BFA) moved up during the past fortnight after holding firm for the past three months amid increasing electricity costs and tightened supply of calcined bauxite.

• Rotterdam almost clear of Suez blockage backlog, Port Authority says

  12 May 2021

  The so-called “Suez Armada” of vessels that were delayed by the unintentional blockage of the Suez Canal has now been processed by the Port of Rotterdam, but the port was still “extremely” busy and there were challenges ahead for the shipping sector, speakers said during the Supply Chain Talks digital event on Wednesday May 5.

• Logistics havoc causing new supply chain delays, rising costs for consumers

  10 May 2021

  Consuming markets of commodity raw materials are under pressure yet again from a combination of renewed increases in sea freight costs and overstretched logistics, making delivery schedules unreliable and causing long delays at a time when suppliers are tightening contracting terms to reduce liability.

• AT A GLANCE: ArcelorMittal's Q1 earnings ‘strongest in a decade’

  07 May 2021

  A summary of ArcelorMittal's financial results for January-March 2021.

• April 2021

  AT A GLANCE: Imerys revenues continue to bounce back on mineral demand recovery

  30 April 2021

  Industrial mineral group Imerys attributed rising revenues and income in the first quarter of 2021 to a recovery in the global economy and in its end markets.

• Complex logistics supports BFA, WFA prices; bauxite adjusts

  30 April 2021

  Prices for brown fused alumina (BFA) held firm during the fortnight to Thursday April 29, driven by complex logistics arrangements from China to major overseas markets in addition to supply interruption and good demand while white fused alumina (WFA) edged up amid similar conditions.

• IN FIGURES: China’s refractory raw materials exports in March 2021

  26 April 2021

  A summary of China’s refractory raw materials exports for the March and the first quarter of 2021

• Total EU car sales jump by 87% in March

  19 April 2021

  Sales of passenger cars in the EU rocketed by 87.30% year-on-year in March 2021, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Friday April 16.

• IN FIGURES: China's finished steel output rises 23% in Q1

  19 April 2021

  China’s crude steel, hot metal and finished steel production all rose sharply year on year in March and the first quarter of 2021, according to data released by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday April 16.

• Bauxite prices adjust downward after firm Q1; alumina markets flat

  16 April 2021

  China’s bauxite markets ticked down in the two weeks to Thursday April 15 on a mixed picture of improved land transport while demand continues to be strong, whereas white fused alumina (WFA) into Europe continued to be supported by high shipping costs and brown fused alumina (BFA) held unchanged amid increasing production costs.

• WFA price narrows upward amid complex logistics picture; bauxite, BFA markets stable

  05 April 2021

  Freight rate differentials between materials shipped in containers and in bulk from China to Europe continued to be a major driver of white fused alumina (WFA) prices in the two weeks ended Thursday April 1.