Bauxite Supply Remains Stagnant, Leading to Domestic and Imported Price Increases

Bauxite Supply Shows No Significant Improvement; Prices of Both Domestic and Imported Bauxite Rise

SMM, November 21:

Domestic ore: As of today, in Shanxi, the self pick-up price at crushing plants for bauxite with an alumina-silicon ratio of 5.0 and 60% alumina content, excluding VAT, is approximately 590-630 yuan/mt. In Henan, the self pick-up price at crushing plants for bauxite with an alumina-silicon ratio of 5.0 and 60% alumina content, excluding VAT, is around 540-580 yuan/mt. In Guizhou, the self pick-up price at crushing plants for bauxite with an alumina-silicon ratio of 5.5 and 58% alumina content, excluding VAT, is 510-550 yuan/mt. In Guangxi, the self pick-up price at crushing plants for bauxite with an alumina-silicon ratio of 6.0 and 53% alumina content, excluding VAT, is 320-335 yuan/mt.