Price Briefing: Week 2 – alumina, fluorspar, graphite, minsands
By Mark Watts
Published: Thursday, 13 January 2011
Non-met alumina and fluorspar on the rise, industry reacts to rare earth export cuts
Non-metallurgical alumina prices for several commodity and
speciality grades have risen in the New Year as input costs
remain high and demand increases.
Leading US producers have been attempting to push through
6-12% price hikes on calcined alumina and aluminium trihydrate.
Higher non-met alumina prices are in line...