AMU's June monthly round-up: Tariffs, shifts, and strains
There's a lot of news to keep track of, so we're lending a hand with highlights from June and what it means for you.
Tag: Demand
AMU Survey: Tariffs cast a shadow on the market
Demand is holding steady, but on-again, off-again tariffs continue to sow uncertainty in the markets, according to AMU’s monthly market survey.
Commercial vehicle trends in aluminum
Class 8 orders drop, trailer backlogs thin, but transportation spending sets a record.
Q2'25 auto sales: The sugar high quarter
Second quarter auto sales look strong on the surface, underpinned by a growing split between assembly and production.
Aluminum's turning point
If you’re part of the downstream aluminum market, it’s time to think ahead and adapt.
America's aluminum story: Scrap savvy and tariff turbulence
If you want cheap domestic aluminum, the answer is recycled content.
Week in Review: Margin squeeze and mixed signals
From Fed signals to MWP shifts and deeper trade tensions, this week brought fresh momentum across aluminum markets.
Parsing construction demand: What Oldcastle and Jeld-Wen closures reveal about the B & C market
Plant closures at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope and Jeld-Wen are two sides of the same coin: indicators of softening demand in different slices of construction.
What copper's scrap crisis signals for aluminum
We’re already seeing similar themes on the aluminum side: export bottlenecks, tariff fallout, domestic oversupply, and pricing dislocation.
Aluminum buyers are juggling chaos, and that’s exactly what we’re talking about
From shifting demand to runaway premiums, the aluminum market isn't following the script.