Tag: Prices

There are plenty of opportunities to make money in scrap

July's producer price index (PPI) and manufacturing survey (M3) data show an aluminum sector that looks steady on paper but is shrinking once inflation is stripped away, with costs cascading unevenly through the supply chain.

Volatile LME spreads may not directly dictate physical aluminum prices, but with tight inventories, rising Midwest premiums, and traders creating "artificial contangoes", financing costs are increasingly being pushed into the physical market.

The widening gap between scrap costs and value-added premiums is making secondary aluminum casthouses look far more attractive - time for a rethink.

U.S. aluminum buyers and sellers are bracing for a bruising 2026 contract season as tariffs, tight supply, and shifting scrap economics threaten to push Midwest premiums and upcharges to unprecedented levels.

Recycling rates are just one of the factors at play when considering scrap export bans

A court found in favor of Kaiser Aluminum in a lawsuit in which the aluminum producer sued U.S. Magnesium over a breach of contract.

The U.S. scrap market is sitting on a significant opportunity in UBC and zorba recovery, but without structural change and serious private-public investment, that potential will keep slipping through our fingers.

The single-family sector has come to terms with the current housing climate, while multi-family is still learning the hard way.

June’s data revealed secondary aluminum logged the most significant price increases across the aluminum complex, standing out in an otherwise steady month for many mid- and downstream categories