Four tonnes of bauxite contains two
tonnes of alumina, which yields one tonne of valuable aluminium.
Not exact matches
Alunorte is the world's largest single converter
of bauxite to
alumina and the continued outage translates to an annualized supply hit
of almost three million
tonnes.
Speaking at last week's CRU aluminum conference in London, Anthony Everiss, head
of the group's
alumina and bauxite research, conceded that the record highs seen in the CRU index were based on just three or four cargoes, each around 30,000 - 35,000
tonnes in size.
Alunorte is the world's largest single converter
of bauxite to
alumina and the continued outage translates to an annualised supply hit
of almost three million
tonnes.
Speaking at last week's CRU aluminium conference in London, Anthony Everiss, head
of the group's
alumina and bauxite research, conceded that the record highs seen in the CRU index were based on just three or four cargoes, each around 30,000 - 35,000
tonnes in size.
LONDON / BEIJING Multiple shipments
of alumina are being exported from China, with major suppliers agreeing deals
of up to 500,000
tonnes, in a rare move prompted by supply problems after U.S. sanctions on Russian producer Rusal.