1. LME price remains just above our anticipated support zone amid falling oil prices. Prices below $… per mton are seen as possible but unsustainable for now.
2. China’s aluminum prices test new two-month lows.
3. ALERT! – US FOIL DUTIES. CIRCUMVENTION FOUND: US finds evidence of AD/CVD circumvention on foil imports from Thailand and South Korea.
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4. UPDATE! – WORLD SMELTING PRODUCTION COST. DOWNTREND CONTINUES: World aluminum production costs down w/w.
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5. RERUN: ALERT! – MEXICO SCRAP. WORSENING: Hitting the Mexican scrap: Scant domestic and export demand, extended payment terms and growing unsold inventories.
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6. LME Cash–3M contango widens near 15-year highs, supportive for cash-and-carry deals.