ALUMINA SNAPSHOT: Fob Australia alumina price moves up on strong LME ali price

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session on Wednesday October 14 for the daily alumina index.

Fastmarkets' alumina index, fob Australia, was calculated at $272.83 per tonne on Wednesday, its highest since September 9. This was up by 3% week-on-week from $264.42 on October 7.
Key drivers

The latest deal was concluded at $274 per tonne fob Western Australia on Tuesday. The deal was for 30,000 tonnes to be loaded at the beginning of December. Also on Tuesday, a deal was concluded at...

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