LME price falls further and approaches $… per mton; New smelter in Indonesia confirmed

1. LME prices decline further within $… per mton predominant trading range, as HARBOR anticipated.

2. China’s aluminum prices continue to test one-week lows.

3. RERUN: ALERT! – MORE SMELTING CAPACITY COMING. CONFIRMED-NEW SMELTER: Nanshan confirms plans to build a smelter in Indonesia.

4. UPDATE! – WORLD SMELTING PRODUCTION COST. FALLING FURTHER: World aluminum smelting cost dropped at the steepest y/y pace in almost… years.

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5. LME Cash–3M contango widens as May-June backwardation eases slightly