Calcined alumina markets appreciate in 2018 contracts
By Davide Ghilotti
Published: Friday, 02 February 2018
Strong demand fundamentals from refractory end-markets and the wide-reaching effects of a raw material supply scarcity are supporting long-term prices.
Calcined alumina prices have increased by up to 10% in 2018
contracts on the back of high demand and perceived insufficient
supply.
New contract prices have been set at higher levels against
last year, as the sector had anticipated in the last quarter of
2017, on a culmination of appreciating...