"Can someone please offer a logical explanation why a purchaser would pay $1246 at Albarmarle's auction if you can get it at $1076"
The problem is the SMM indices are not that representative of the real situation, being narrowly focused and not capturing all the transactions, but they are the best we have at this time. That's why "discovery" of the true prices, through auctions, is being used by some suppliers.
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| $3.97 | $3.98 | $3.92 | $45.64M | 11.56M |
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| 12 | 124367 | $3.93 |
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| $3.94 | 285456 | 7 |
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