30,000 mt Alumina Traded at $426/mt FOB Brazil for November Shipment

[SMM Aluminum Express News] Borneo Alumina Indonesia records highest monthly alumina shipments in September 2026, reaching 91,793 mt. PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia (BAI), a subsidiary of Indonesia's state-owned mining group MIND ID through ANTAM and INALUM, reported alumina shipments of 91,793 mt in September 2026, up 66% from 55,267 mt in August. September marked the company's highest monthly shipment volume, with 61.89% delivered to the domestic market and 38.11% exported. BAI's cumulative alumina shipments reached 546,667 mt in 2026 through September, highlighting increasing commercial activity at its 1 million mt/year Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery (SGAR) in Mempawah, West Kalimantan. Based on September's distribution, approximately 56,811 mt was supplied domestically, while 34,982 mt was exported. The increase indicates stronger alumina deliveries, although shipment volumes should not be interpreted as refinery production volumes.

[SMM Aluminum Express News] Vietnam's Lam Dong province seeks to expand alumina production and strengthen its integrated bauxite-to-aluminium industry. At the 2026 National Mining Science and Technology Conference held on October 9 at Lam Dong Aluminium Company, state-owned Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (TKV) outlined plans to expand alumina processing and develop higher-value aluminium production. TKV currently operates the Tan Rai and Nhan Co alumina complexes, each with a design capacity of 650,000 mt/year, which commenced operations in 2013 and 2017, respectively. The two facilities had produced nearly 15 million mt of alumina cumulatively by June 2026.

Alumina transaction: On October 9, 2026, 30,000 mt of alumina was traded at $387/mt FOB Western Australia, for November shipment.