South32 Posts 1% Rise in Year-to-March Alumina Production

-- South32 (ASX:S32) reported a 1% increase in alumina production year-to-date to March, helped by record production in its Brazil Alumina segment, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.

Aluminium production was mostly flat during the period, as its Hillside Aluminium smelter continued to evaluate its maximum technical capacity.

Sierra Gorda, a Chile-based copper mine in which South32 holds a 45% stake, delivered a record quarterly distribution of $135 million to the company.

South32 said its annual production guidance remained on track for all operations, apart from Australia Manganese, where the fiscal 2026 production outlook was cut by 6% to 3,000 kilo wet metric tonnes due to elevated site water levels and heavy rainfall following Tropical Cyclone Narelle.

韓國3月生產者價格因化石燃料稅上漲

韓國央行週三發布的數據顯示，受煤炭和石油價格上漲衝擊，韓國3月生產者物價指數（PPI）較去年同期上漲4.1%，高於2月的2.5%。與全球企業一樣，韓國企業也受到了霍爾木茲海峽關閉的影響，導致全球原油和液化天然氣（LNG）供應減少，尤其是亞太地區。韓國央行報告稱，3月韓國煤炭和石油產品PPI年增26.7%，季增31.9%。其他韓國生產產業價格也出現上漲，例如電腦、電子和光學設備PPI年增14.3%，原因是人工智慧和資料中心的蓬勃發展預計到2026年，半導體及相關產品的需求將大幅成長。韓國央行補充道，3月金融和保險服務PPI年增21.5%。相較之下，電力、瓦斯、水務和垃圾處理公用事業的PPI年減1.1%。韓國的PPI衡量的是企業間交易中生產者購買商品和服務的成本。 PPI不同於消費者物價指數（CPI），後者衡量的是一般消費者在零售場所購買商品和服務的成本。 PPI被認為是CPI後續變化的先兆，因為零售商會試圖將成本或節省轉嫁給消費者。在4月19日的政策會議上，韓國央行將基準利率維持在2.50%不變，理由是全球情勢不明朗，且韓國國內通膨和經濟成長相對溫和。

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根據週三提交給香港交易所的文件顯示，保誠保險（SGX:K6S，HKG:2378）週二在倫敦以每股約11.2013英鎊的平均價格回購了282,858股股份。該保險公司計劃註銷回購的股份。交易完成後，該公司將擁有約25.2億股已發行股份。

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South32 Posts 1% Rise in Year-to-March Alumina Production

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