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The aluminium market in the United States remains structurally short in spite of a series of recently introduced trade policies designed to benefit domestic producers, according to a senior executive at Vedanta. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rio Tinto Aluminium chief executive Alf Barrios recounts a career that has included work at Cern, the European Commission and a long and loyal period at BP before he took up his present role during interesting times for the aluminium industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A major aluminium producer has offered the light metal for delivery in the October-December period to main Japanese ports (MJP) on a cif basis at a $115 per tonne premium over the London Metal Exchange cash price, four trade sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday September 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium markets were broadly steady across all regions in the week ended Tuesday September 4, with focus turning toward upcoming negotiations for long-term supply contracts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Metal Bulletin wishes to highlight minor changes to the publication of its Rotterdam aluminium P1020A premium monthly averages following the discontinuation of single number assessments on August 24. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key data from the Wednesday August 29 pricing session in Shanghai. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

United States President Donald Trump signed a proclamation this week that will allow companies to request product-specific exclusions for steel imports from South Korea, Brazil and Argentina, along with aluminium imports from Argentina, even after import quotas from those countries are filled. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Consumer demand and regulatory requirements are increasingly driving the responsible production and sustainability of aluminium, a senior executive at Rio Tinto Aluminium said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Aluminum Association wants US and Chinese officials to address the issue of Beijing's aluminium overcapacity at meetings on August 22-23 with an eye towards a long-term solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Secondary aluminium alloy prices are steady in the United States even as the spread between benchmark A380.1 product and non-ferrous auto shred (twitch) extends to the widest point in nearly a decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Alumina prices fob Australia continued to rise on Monday August 20 due to increased tightness in the spot market, with expectations of further price rises in the coming weeks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 6063 billet upcharge has retreated again in the United States, slowly coming off of an all-time high amid an easing in spot tightness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Metal Bulletin has amended the frequency of its assessments of aluminium billet premiums in Europe, the United States and Brazil, while adjusting the publication calendar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Chinese electrolytic aluminium price will edge up long-term due to the rising costs of raw materials, several contacts confirmed at the China Aluminium Industry Summit in Harbin on August 7-10. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

American Metal Market will not launch a US duty-unpaid aluminium premium (DUP) assessment as proposed, after market feedback suggested the need for a different approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Primary aluminium stocks at the three main Japanese ports (MJP) of Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka rose 1.1% month on month in July, according to data from Marubeni Corp released on Tuesday August 14. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Warehouse queues emerged at London Metal Exchange-listed sheds in July after a surge in cancellations last month, especially in the exchange's aluminium inventory, according to LME data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Alcoa workers have gone on strike in Western Australia due to a breakdown between the company and Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) officials representing the workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An uptick in trading activity for the CME Group’s European aluminium premium contracts during July indicates that market participants are eyeing a possible uptrend in aluminium premiums in Europe for the remainder of this year and into 2019. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aluminium import arbitrage between the United States and Asia tightened this month for both duty-free and duty-paid material, with market participants noting that the arbitrage opportunity is looking less attractive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The chief aluminium trader at Switzerland-based Mercuria, Erik Bay Gundersen, has left the company with his Europe-centred book being wound down, Metal Bulletin understands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Optimism is fading in the secondary aluminium scrap market in the United States, with mounting supplies and thin demand leading to continued erosion in prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were little changed during morning trading on Wednesday July 25 after yesterday’s rally ran out of momentum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A summary of Rio Tinto's second quarter production results for the three months ended June 30: (year-on-year change) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A summary of aluminium premiums from across the global for the week to Tuesday July 17. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aluminium billet upcharge in the United States held at an all-time high on Friday July 20, with strong demand easing in line with seasonal expectations against a backdrop of restricted domestic supply. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Friday July 20* [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Metal Bulletin proposes to increase the frequency of its assessments of aluminium billet premiums in Europe, the United States and Brazil, while adjusting the publication calendar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium premiums in the United States will likely embrace the duty-paid versus duty-unpaid (DDP/DUP) system as a result of the tariffs levied by the US government against imported materials, according to Alcoa Corp’s top executive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Midwest aluminium premium has inched up in the United States, with sellers finding less reason to discount off of published premiums while the backwardation on the London Metal Exchange is expected to ease in the coming weeks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The following Metal Bulletin non-ferrous European free market scrap prices changed on Friday July 20: [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Brazilian spot billet premium dropped 16% versus last month, with spot demand all but dried up in the region. Premiums elsewhere were largely unchanged, with the effect of UC Rusal's exit from the US market already factored into premium levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US Midwest aluminium premium has slipped at the start of this week, with market participants noting that discounting off of published premiums is becoming more widespread among parties trying to make spot deals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium scrap prices in the United States continued to maintain a steady footing with inventory positions and scrap flows generally in check, although some market participants reported signs of softness for the upcoming summer months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some mill-grade aluminium scrap prices are being weighed down by softness in the terminal markets and mixed demand, while smelter-grade material is steady. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Primary aluminium stocks at the three main Japanese ports (MJP) of Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka rose another 6.4% month on month in May, according to Marubeni Corp data released on Friday June 15. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US Midwest aluminium premium inched up on Friday June 15, with market participants noting that prices in the spot market are not dropping to incentivize buying despite a backwardation on the London Metal Exchange. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US billet upcharge hit another all-time high this week, fueled mostly by issues with suppliers getting material to buyers on time, combined with the continued absence of UC Rusal from the US spot market. Other premiums throughout the globe remained generally steady. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chinese export volumes of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products increased 37% year on year and 29% month on month, according to preliminary Chinese customs data released on Friday June 8. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium premiums in the United States rose on Tuesday June 5 following the imposition of Section 232 tariffs on material from Canada, Mexico and the European Union, while a backwardation in forward spreads pushed premiums in Asia and Europe lower. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US aluminium billet upcharge has remained steady at its all-time high this week, with market participants confirming continued difficulty in obtaining spot material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The deputy premier of Québec has committed her government to helping the Canadian province’s aluminium sector maintain its current level of employment in the face of US tariffs that have hit the industry since last Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Québec government said it will push the United States government to exempt its aluminium industry from the Section 232 duties that the Trump administration announced last Thursday would be levied on imports of metal from Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A global meeting of senior aluminium executives has heard calls for a multilateral solution for the problem of overcapacity. The goal would be integrating China and its state-owned enterprises into the world trading system in a way that is acceptable to major market economy regulators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The imposition of tariffs by the United States on imports of steel and aluminium has prompted anger in Mexico, which is the largest buyer of American aluminium and the second-largest buyer of American steel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US aluminium market responded negatively to confirmation that Section 232 tariffs would be implemented on steel and aluminium imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, although some participants said the market has already oriented itself to account for the tariffs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global aluminium premiums were mostly lower in the week ended Tuesday May 29, with a backwardation in the post-July spreads on the London Metal Exchange pushing premiums down in Rotterdam and the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A second producer has offered aluminium for July-September delivery to main Japanese ports (MJP) on cif basis at a $159 per tonne premium over the London Metal Exchange cash price, several trade sources told Metal Bulletin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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

The US Midwest aluminium premium has slipped again despite the looming deadline for temporary Section 232 exemptions that President Donald Trump established - and later extended - for certain countries and regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]