Chinese Alumina Producers Increase Output After Surge in Prices

(Bloomberg) — Chinese alumina producers are boosting output to take advantage of the highest prices in more than two years.

Prices for alumina, the main feedstock for aluminum smelters, reached $510 a ton in Western Australia on June 13, the highest since March 2022, according to SMM International. They’ve climbed more than 40% this year as alumina supplies were disrupted.