Global Trade
June 12, 2025
Written by Gabriella Vagnini
If you’re buying aluminum right now, you’re juggling a mess. Canceled orders, freight delays, tariff surprises, shifting demand, and pricing that refuses to settle. That’s what we dug into on AMU’s first webinar.
We kicked things off with highlights from our May survey. The theme was clear: uncertainty.
US aluminum scrap imports increased faster than exports through August, while similar tonnage gains kept net exports near year earlier levels.
Stellantis’ Etobicoke Casting Plant faces uncertain production commitments and potential operational disruption as Unifor prepares strike authorization votes.
Mumbai-based Hindalco said in a regulatory filing it would forgo the deal due to “extended closure delays beyond the control of either party."
LME aluminum prices moved lower into October as on-warrant stocks declined and investment firms reduced net-long exposure.
Indonesian unwrought aluminum exports increased sharply in August, with the US and South Korea accounting for a growing share of shipments.
