Alumina remains steady but Alcoa's force majeure may increase prices

摘要

Alumina prices were steady last week, coming underslight pressure due to a surplus of material, although speculation is mounting that a protracted force majeure at Alcoa's Western Australian operations may boost prices.Alcoa declared force majeureon its alumina supply contracts in Western Australia on June 10 after its gas supplier in the state, Apache Corp, suffered a serious explosion at its facilities (see box).