This is the new aluminum market: policy-led, premium-driven, and full of uncertainty. If you're not actively watching the signals, you're likely reacting to moves after they've already happened.
From shifting demand to runaway premiums, the aluminum market isn't following the script.
Premiums are spiking, tariffs are biting, and buyers are scrambling. This isn't normal, it's aluminum in chaos.
Downstream players are left guessing which market signals are real and which are being quietly managed behind the scenes.
With new tariffs hitting hard, FTZs could be the pressure valve for downstream buyers who know how to play the game.
It is a clear sign that risk has re-entered the conversation, and buyers are already having to adjust. Again.
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