Pricing News

• China’s April bauxite shipments show surprise 34% jump

  Monday, 01 June 2020

  China’s export shipments of refractory-grade bauxite unexpectedly rose in April by 34% despite the global consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, exports of brown fused alumina (BFA) increased by 5% but those of white fused alumina (WFA) fell by 5%, with market weakness still evident, according to sources.

• WFA price down but bauxite, BFA prices stable amid soft demand

  Friday, 29 May 2020

  The price of white fused alumina (WFA) fell still further on the low end of the range, amid the dollar’s depreciation against the euro over the fortnight ended Thursday May 28. Prices for refractory-grade bauxite and brown fused alumina (BFA) stayed flat while demand remained sluggish.

• China’s port operations back to normal while weak demand weighs on container throughput

  Monday, 25 May 2020

  China’s ports have resumed normal operations but overseas demand for exported materials remains reduced by the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in lower container throughput. Most producers of refractory raw materials, however, continued to get limited orders from global buyers.

• BFA, WFA prices fall further on weak demand; bauxite stable

  Friday, 15 May 2020

  Fused alumina prices have fallen further during the two weeks to Thursday May 14 because of continued bearish pressure resulting from weak demand from refractories consumers, while bauxite prices remained flat on a largely muted export market and scarcity of supply in China.