December 20, 2022
WHAT IS THE LATEST ON ALUMINUM PREMIUMS?
1. US MW PREMIUM ALERT. DECLINE RESUMES: MW spot premium falls below… c/lb amid bearish factors (From December 15).
2. ALERT! – US BILLET. FALL CONTINUES: US billet premium offers fall to… cent/lb (From December 16).
3. ALERT! – EUROPE PFA. SPOT MARKET DEAD: Absent European PFA spot market amid lingering Q1 demand uncertainty (From December 15).
4. ALERT! – EUROPE SLAB. TOUGH TIMES: Challenging slab demand conditions for H1 2023 (From December 19).
5. ALERT! – MEXICO BILLET. 50% CORRECTION: Mexico’s 6063 billet premium plummets to $… per mton (From December 15).