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AL Circle Analysis: From bauxite to trade, how supply risks are reshaping aluminium competitiveness
Bauxite
The aluminium industry is entering a phase where supply security is being tested across the entire value chain. The latest developments show the pressure beginning with bauxite, moving through logistics and alumina, feeding into aluminium prices and producer earnings, and eventually reshaping international trade. What makes these developments significant is the way they connect. Competition for bauxite is intensifying just as alumina supply is becoming more vulnerable to production and energy ...
NALCO, Hindalco, Vedanta Aluminium shares surge up to 8.8% as Alunorte refinery cuts alumina output by 50%
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Shares of aluminium companies NALCO, Hindalco Industries and Vedanta Aluminium Metal surged on Wednesday, August 12, after Norsk Hydro ASA reported that its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil had reduced production to 50 per cent of capacity due to a shortage of natural gas. The production cut has pushed aluminium prices to a seven-week high. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), spot aluminium prices are currently around USD 3,373 per tonne, compared with an average of USD 3,565 a tonne in Q1 ...

Bauxite
Vedanta Group's Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO) has secured Odisha's Karlapat bauxite block after a fiercely contested auction pushed the final bid premium to a record 175 per cent, highlighting the intensifying competition among India's aluminium producers to secure long-term bauxite resources. Located in Kalahandi district, the Karlapat block contains more than 200 million tonnes (mnt) of bauxite spread across 3,100 hectares, making it the largest virgin bauxite resource currently offe ...
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