Chinese steelmakers’ narrowing margins and improvements in the supply of Brazilian iron ore have resulted in lower penalties for alumina content in the steelmaking raw material recently, though there are factors that could raise buyers’ sensitivity toward this impurity in the coming months.The main driving factor for alumina sensitivity among buyers last year was the robust steelmaking margins in China that fueled demand for low-alumina materials among mills looking to raise their productivity levels.
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