1. LME PRICE ALERT. Door open for a short-term revisit of $… per mton. As anticipated, move up is part of an ongoing technical top formation.
2. US MW PREMIUM ALERT – From HARBOR’s Aluminum Pricing Unit. BULLISH BEFORE YEAR-END: MW premium gaps up t… cent/lb.
3. ALUMINUM PRODUCTION ALERT. ANOTHER NEW SMELTER IN INDONESIA: PT Adaro Energy to build new green smelter in Indonesia.
4. EUROPE WIRE ROD UPDATE. GREEN ADOPTION: Demand for green wire rod units spikes, so does the green upcharge for 2022.
5. RERUN. GREEN SLAB ALERT. GREEN SLAB UPCHARGE RISES: European Green Slab Upcharge as high as $… per mton.
6. EUROPEAN BILLET ALERT. BILLET PLATEAU CONTINUES: Spot premiums unchanged at record levels for fifth-consecutive week.
7. China’s aluminum prices sustain gains above $… per mton.
8. LME Cash‑3M contango turns unprofitable for cash-and-carry deals amid steep backwardation after March.
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