Author: gregwittbecker

Cheap aluminum scrap has not triggered widespread buying due to saturated demand, chemistry limits, and limited processing capacity.

February aluminum imports fell sharply despite strong Midwest premium incentives, leaving US inventories at roughly two weeks of demand and raising the risk of higher physical premiums amid tight supply and geopolitical uncertainty.

Fred Demler, an industry veteran whose career spanned decades, recently passed away.

A potential Strait of Hormuz disruption threatens Gulf aluminum exports at a time of tight US and European supply conditions.

US Customs and Border Protection concluded the first of two scheduled auctions of seized extruded aluminum pallets on Feb. 19.

A deal between Rio Tinto and Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) to acquire Votorantim’s 68.6% interest in Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) in Brazil has left some people scratching their heads.

It will likely be the second quarter before we see total imports return to the robust levels of Q1'25

With LME contango insufficient to cover financing and storage costs, the aluminum market has shifted the burden of carry onto physical premiums, forcing traders to rely on premium appreciation to keep inventory economically viable.

As Century and EGA team up for a smelter in Oklahoma, what do each bring to the table?

As China approaches its long standing primary aluminum production cap, shifting supply dynamics such as offshore capacity growth and redirected Russian metal are reshaping how the country's future demand is met by global supply.