Aluminum Scrap Markets
March 19, 2024
Non-Ferrous Scrap Spreads
Spreads remain fairly unchanged as concerns about the shortage of supply persist within the scrap community.
Latest in Aluminum Scrap Markets
Gränges’ 2025 earnings show higher shipments and late-year margin shifts
Gränges' 2025 results show rising shipments and revenue, but late-year profit concentration driven by product mix, pricing pass-through and utilization effects.
North America rail freight shipments: Gauging industrial demand
Early-2026 rail freight data show bulk commodities driving volume gains while primary metals, lumber and vehicle shipments lag, highlighting uneven demand signals across North American industrial markets.
AMU Survey: MWP/UBC expectations and scrap outlook
January AMU survey results show firmer Midwest premium expectations, stabilizing UBC outlooks, and a split between recycler responses and those of producers, manufacturers, and traders.
EU targets small packaging in new recycling partnership
The move comes as pressure is increasing to keep scrap at home but US tariff exemptions have made exports more appealing.
Lead time takeaways from AMU’s survey
December survey data showed lead times rising across aluminum products even as respondents reported steadier conditions.
