White fused alumina prices rise on higher costs, supply tightness
By Yoke Wong
Published: Friday, 24 February 2017
Higher shipping and production costs combined with supply constraints from China have pushed white fused alumina spot prices upwards in Europe in recent weeks.
White fused alumina (WFA) spot prices jumped in Europe in
the past two weeks due to higher freight rates and production
costs, while the ongoing environmental restrictions continued
to cap Chinese output.
China is one of the largest fused alumina producers in the
world but anti-pollution related production shutdowns in...