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Category: Pulse
LME positioning eases as aluminum prices retreat
LME aluminum market participants broadly reduced long and short positions during June as prices retreated, although longer-term participation trends remained relatively unchanged.
Century Aluminum-Brimstone MoU and the alumina supply chain
Century Aluminum's memorandum with Brimstone adds to efforts to expand domestic alumina supply as imports continue to dominate the US market.
Qatar suspends maritime activities due to safety concerns
The United States and Iran continued to trade attacks over the weekend.
ENKEI America to close Jacksonville aluminum wheel facility
ENKEI America will permanently close its Jacksonville, Florida, aluminum wheel manufacturing facility, ending operations at a site with aluminum melting, remelting, casting and machining assets.
Primary production rose in May, IAI finds
Primary aluminum production rose to 6.15 million metric tonnes (mt) globally in May, a gain of 3.5% month over month, according to the latest figures from the International Aluminum Institute.
SMU: Sims Ltd ups earnings guidance for fiscal 2026
The increase in estimated earnings in the US is mostly associated with nonferrous metal recycling, mainly copper and aluminum.
Blast at Qatar LNG plant kills 13
A liquified natural gas (LNG) processing site suffered a "technical accident" in Ras Laffan industrial zone on Sunday night, according to the BBC, citing the interior ministry.
LME checkpoint: Prices retreat while warehouse stocks remain low
LME aluminum prices, prompt premiums and the US Midwest Premium have moved lower in June, while exchange inventories continue to decline and remain near five-year lows.
Steel Dynamics relocates Arizona recycled slab project, records $16 million write-down
Steel Dynamics will relocate a planned Arizona recycled aluminum slab casting center to Mississippi after citing risks tied to differences with Arizona officials and recording a $16 million write-down.