1. ALERT! – LME PRICE. LME price spikes expecting ban on Russia, LME decides not to.
2. ALERT! – LME DECISION ON RUSSIAN METAL. NO BAN: LME decides not to ban nor restrict Russian metal, as HARBOR anticipated.
3. ALERT! – US ALUMINUM. US revokes Russia’s market economy status.
4. ALERT! – USA PFA. WEAKNESS: US PFA offshore imports and upcharges under pressure.
5. ALERT! – EUROPEAN BILLET. NOW at $… : Q1 contractual premiums into the $… -per-mton range already.
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6. ALERT! – EUROPEAN SCRAP. NO NEED: Consumers pushing scrap deliveries to as far as Q2 2023, as demand plunge continues.
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7. ALERT! – US SCRAP. ON DEMAND: Discounts narrow for clean A356 auto wheels as demand increases.
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8. China’s aluminum price reaches expected resistance levels.
9. LME Cash–3M contango widens further to two-week highs, but tight conditions persist after December.