Aluminium

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Aluminium is a core material in the global metals market, from electronics to automobiles. The growing need to transition to a more sustainable future has placed aluminium near the top of the metals market food chain because of its strength, recyclability and lighter weight.

Aluminium prices fluctuate with volatile market conditions. However, the continued shift toward light weighting in electric vehicles and China’s reopening after three years of strict Covid-19 restrictions are helping to increase demand for this sought-after material.

Whether in packaging, construction or electrical equipment, aluminium is being used more and more because of its strength, resistance to corrosion, recyclability and ability to act as a conductor. We provide prices, news and analysis of aluminium so you can keep up to date with the market’s movements.

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The negotiation season for long-term contracts is well under way in many of the base metal markets, and participants globally have noted that the price volatility seen so far in 2022 and the soaring energy costs in Europe have weighed on consumer sentiment

Aluminium premium offers reported to Fastmarkets in the United States rose in some instances and fell in others in a contradictory, initial reaction to news of a possible US ban on aluminium imports from Russia that broke last week

Primary foundry alloy (PFA) premiums in the US and European aluminium markets moved down in the month to Friday, October 14, amid weak spot purchasing and despite the US considering a ban on Russian aluminium

The European aluminium market is preparing for further volatility with uncertainty building over the future availability of Russian aluminium supply, market participants told Fastmarkets on Thursday, October 13

Several aluminium premiums in Europe and the United States reverted to mid-2021 levels or earlier amid a general downtrend in the week to Tuesday, October 4.

Spot demand for aluminium is softening and Rotterdam premiums now, at the end of September 2022, are at a nine-month low, so market participants are considering whether Europe remains an attractive destination for imports

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