LME price pulls back toward one-year lows; US high-purity upcharges skyrocket

1. LME prices fell back toward $… per mton on demand worries, as range-trading continues to be expected within the $… per mton zone.

2. RERUN: ALERT – US HIGH-PURITY ALUMINUM. US high-purity premiums gap up to as high as… cent/lb, as the US and NATO are left without needed aluminum grades for National Security-related sectors.

3. China’s aluminum prices drop to near-fifteen-month low.

4. LME Cash–3M contango widens slightly from tightest in three weeks.