Fused Alumina Market Report November 2013

In November, the brown fused alumina market still ran slowly, and refractory producers were even cautious to replenish inventory with small consumption from steel mills and the bad payment terms.Asian Metal Copyright The sluggish export market was also affected by the higher freight, orders were quite few.Asian Metal Copyright Most producers complained the bad payment with the approach of year end.Asian Metal Copyright The mainstream price remained stable at RMB4,000-4,300t USD654-703t ex works for segment sands tilting furnace.Asian Metal Copyright Most producers were still out of production, and others just operated furnaces intermittently. The mainstream price remained stable at RMB4,000-4,300/t (USD654-703/t) ex works for segment sands (tilting furnace).Asian Metal Copyright The sluggish export market was also affected by the higher freight, orders were quite few.Asian Metal Copyright Increasing freight made the export market even sluggish, and some traders tried to delay shipment if the buyers did not need the materials on urgent basis.

White fused alumina market ran slowly, and the mainstream price of white fused alumina was in the range of RMB4,700-4,900/t (USD768-801/t) ex works for segment sands. The sluggish export market was also affected by the higher freight, orders were quite few.
.Asian Metal Copyright The sluggish export market was also affected by the higher freight, orders were quite fewAsian Metal Copyright