Platts to publish CFR China alumina on PMA0005

Platts will publish effective August 16, 2010, its weekly C&F China alumina assessment, currently found on Platts Metals Alert real-time page PMA0107, on daily basis on page PMA0005 under the title CFR China.

The current market commentary page PMA0007 for China's alumina market will be moved to pages PMA0003 and PMA0004, which will consolidate the market commentary for all new daily Platts' alumina assessments -- FOB Australia, CFR North China, China Domestic Ex-Works, and daily spot freight rates for Handymax vessels, which carry typical 25,000-35,000 mt cargoes of alumina between Australia and China.

Page PMA0007 will focus on the China Primary Aluminum market.

Please address any comments or questions to: Karen McBeth, tel. +1 202 383 2110, or karen_mcbeth@platts.com, Tina Allagh, tel. +1 202 383 2257, or tina_allagh@platts.com or Yuen Cheng Mok +65 6530 6577, or YuenCheng_Mok@platts.com, with a cc to pricegroup@platts.com.