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The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday November 30. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Volatility in the London Metal Exchange's forward spreads had varying effects on global aluminium markets in the week ended Tuesday November 20, with premiums in the Dutch port of Rotterdam boosted by an uptick in trading activity – spurred by a narrowing backwardation in the exchange's December-January spread. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday November 16. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US Section 232 tariffs on aluminium imports reportedly are having little effect on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab member state producers' ability to sell to the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium foundry premiums in Europe and the United States were under pressure this month from weak demand in the automotive industry and aggressively low offers in the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Imports of unwrought aluminium from Australia to the United States jumped to a year-high in September, according to the latest figures by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) – bearing out reports of a flow of ingot from the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The results of the mid-term elections to the United States Congress may have a palpable effect on aluminium prices globally, although what that effect may be was not immediately clear. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The easing backwardation in forward London Metal Exchange price spreads gave support to aluminium premiums across the globe this week, with the December-January spread narrowing from a $15 per tonne backwardation to $7.50 per tonne. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday November 2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The P1020 cif Baltimore premium in the United States dropped considerably this week, largely due to the depressed Midwest duty-paid premium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium billet premiums have remained largely stable worldwide, although Asian premiums have seen some weakness. Supply is generally regarded as tight globally, although slowing demand may loosen supply. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Century Aluminum Co is turning its attention toward locking in its alumina requirements for 2019 onward amid high volatility in alumina prices this year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global aluminium premiums declined further in the week ended Tuesday October 23 after sellers found little incentive to hold metal amid a looming year-end backwardation on the London Metal Exchange and weak spot demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US Midwest aluminium premium has fallen for the third assessment in a row, fueled largely by sellers trying to move metal ahead of a pricing backwardation on the London Metal Exchange expected to hit in December. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday October 19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Weakness was felt in aluminium premiums around the globe this past week, with premiums faltering due to a looming backwardation on the London Metal Exchange as well as a general illiquidity in spot markets worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium foundry premiums were under pressure this month from weaker demand in the automotive industry, as the premium in Germany fell for the first time since February 2018. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US Midwest aluminium premium has stayed put this week, but talk among market participants suggests that softening of the premium is a distinct possibility in the near future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday October 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US imports of aluminium lagged the year-ago level in August for a fifth straight month, lending credence to claims of tightening domestic aluminium supply due to trade regulations enacted by the Trump administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US Midwest aluminium premium has logged two consecutive declines as of Tuesday October 9, bringing the assessment down nearly 5% over the past two months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium premiums in Thailand increased Friday September 28 on the back of higher P1020 premiums in Japan. Meanwhile, billet premiums in Europe and the US remained steady, unaffected by the latest developments involving US sanctions against UC Rusal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Concord Resources will supply Century Aluminium with smelter-grade alumina from 2019 to 2024, it said on Thursday October 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday October 5. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A tightened contango spread on the London Metal Exchange and the belief that regulators in the United States will lift sanctions against UC Rusal are largely responsible for softening aluminium premiums across the globe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday September 28. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States' decision to extend the deadline for companies to wind down operations and contracts with producer US Rusal weighed on the aluminium market this week, causing premiums in the US and Europe to buckle under the expectation of more material entering the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aluminium market in the United States is viewing the latest extension of general licenses related to UC Rusal Plc as a sign that a deal with the Russian aluminium producer is impending. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday September 21. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global uncertainty about the United States' sanctions on Russian aluminium producer Rusal continued to limit the liquidity in the aluminium markets over the week ended Tuesday September 18, with premiums mostly unchanged across Europe and Asia, and in the US. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

American Metal Market on Tuesday September 11 published its first weekly price assessment for the US cost insurance and freight (cif) premium for aluminium sent to the port of Baltimore. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Uncertainty about the fate of US sanctions against UC Rusal Plc have kept aluminium foundry alloy premiums up in the United States and Europe, with sellers able to wield control of 2019 supply contract negotiations thanks to buyers' dwindling inventories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday September 14. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global aluminium premiums moved in differing directions in the week ended Tuesday September 11, but market participants worldwide were paying close attention to any developments concerning the United States' sanctions on Russian producer UC Rusal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]