Alumina/Bauxite latest news

• May 2022

  China’s refractory raw materials exports mostly down in April 2022

  23 May 2022

  A summary of China’s refractory raw materials exports in April 2022.

• Vesuvius warns of price increases amid refractory sector’s supply chain headwinds

  20 May 2022

  United Kingdom-listed refractory products manufacturer Vesuvius says it has recorded a 60% year-on-year increase in its trading profit for January-April on higher prices.

• April 2022

  BFA prices slump on falling yuan; WFA, bauxite mostly stable

  29 April 2022

  By Janie Davies, Sybil Pan Prices for brown fused alumina (BFA) dropped sharply over the fortnight to Thursday April 28 on a weakening of the Chinese yuan, while the price for white fused alumina (WFA) was stable on a cif Europe basis, and bauxite prices were mostly steady with tight supply offsetting the lower yuan.

• China’s refractory raw materials exports down in March 2022

  25 April 2022

  A summary of China’s refractory raw materials exports in March 2022.

• Bauxite prices climb on rising freight costs, WFA spread narrows

  18 April 2022

  Refractory-grade bauxite prices mostly ticked upward in the fortnight to Thursday April 14 due to rising land transport costs resulting from China’s Covid-19 control measures. The price of white fused alumina (WFA) went up because of exchange-rate moves while brown fused alumina (BFA) was steady.

• Fused alumina prices slide on weak demand; logistics under tight Covid-19 controls

  01 April 2022

  Prices for white fused alumina (WFA) showed a second consecutive drop in the two weeks to Thursday March 31, brown fused alumina (BFA) prices fell for a third consecutive fortnight, while bauxite prices were stable. And cross-provincial logistics in China were facing rigid Covid-19-related controls.