The benchmark alumina price remained above $300 per tonne on Thursday March 12 but liquidity on a fob Australia basis remained low.
Fastmarkets calculated the daily alumina index, fob Australia at $303.17 per tonne on Thursday, little changed from $304.63 per tonne the previous day. The index has been above $300 per tonne since February 27.
Key drivers:
Liquidity remains low but participants continue to keep an eye on disruption caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak across the aluminium supply chain. The most recent deal for Western Australian alumina concluded at $322...