SPECIAL NOTE: Due to HARBOR’s 13th Aluminum Outlook Summit in Chicago next week, HARBOR’s Daily Commentary will not be published on September 6–10, 2021.
1. LME price closes inside ten-year old peak zone ($… per mton).
2. SHFE aluminum prices hold near fourteen-year highs.
3. EUROPE SLAB ALERT.INTERESTED IN SLABS: China looking for slabs in the Middle East and Europe.
4. EUROPEAN P1020 UPDATE. RISE CONTINUES: European P1020 premiums reach as high as $…
5. EUROPEAN BILLET UPDATE. AS HIGH AS $… per mton: Q1 2022 contract premiums spike to a record high of $… per mton; spot premiums reach $… per mton.
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6. EUROPEAN SCRAP MARKET. SLIGHLY UP: Secondary ingot and scrap prices up after summer break.
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7. GREEN ALUMINUM MONITOR: Renewable energy among the preferred options to go green.
For more details, please see our “Green Aluminum Monitor” released earlier today.
8. LME Cash–3M contango widens to a six-week high; LME 3M–15M backwardation intensifies on producer selling.
More details in full report.