Global Trade
May 30, 2025
Written by Gabriella Vagnini
This month wasn’t about noise, it was about clarity. Who’s serious, who’s posturing, and what shifts downstream players need to watch. If you’re in the real market, making decisions, placing orders, running plants, here’s what mattered.
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.
