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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]

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 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]

The US Midwest aluminium premium did not move this week, with buyers said to be turning their attentions to 2019 supply contract negotiations. [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]

Upward corrections of aluminium premiums worldwide have come to a stop - at least temporarily - due to slack demand for spot P1020 and the reintroduction of metal sourced from UC Rusal into company inventories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has adjusted downward its preliminary anti-dumping duty margins for common alloy aluminium sheet from China, due to what the bureau deemed “a significant ministerial error”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US unwrought aluminium imports continued their decline in June following the implementation of Section 232 tariffs on aluminium imports and sanctions on UC Rusal – with imports now at a more than two-year low. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US Midwest aluminium premium has clawed its way back to higher ground, although market participants are concerned that another US government move on trade tariffs could potentially derail the correction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium supplier Alcoa Corp has lowered its full-year earnings outlook after net income fell in the second quarter due to costs incurred as a result of the Section 232 import tariffs imposed by the United States in March. [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 latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday June 22. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States boosted its consumption of alumina significantly in the first quarter of 2018, attributed to the restart of primary aluminium smelting capacity in the country. [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]

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]

Aluminium foundry alloy premiums continued to be affected by the United States' sanctions against Rusal, with European premiums setting record highs on tight supply and the US premium holding firm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday June 8. [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]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday June 1. [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]

Shipments of value-added products by US and Canadian aluminium producers experienced a substantial jump in April following the imposition of sanctions last month against Russian supplier UC Rusal plc. [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]

Aluminium premiums in both Asia and Europe fell again this week, with pre-US sanction Russian metal becoming more available and unfavorable spreads for holding metal continuing to pressure the market globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US imports of unwrought aluminium soared to new highs in March, coinciding with Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs signed into law by US President Donald Trump that month. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday April 27. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The uptick in global aluminium premiums came to halt this week after the United States Department of the Treasury decided to extend the deadline for US customers to wind down dealings with UC Rusal until October 23, with the delay easing concerns over tightening availability of non-Russian aluminium supply. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium premiums across Asia and Europe continued to soar higher, following the recent US sanctions imposed on UC Rusal, while the spot main Japanese ports (MJP) premium climbed to a three-year high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The general uncertainty and unease present in the aluminium market currently is unique in its degree of severity, according to an analyst speaking at an industry conference on Tuesday April 17. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rio Tinto plc is in a position to take advantage of a current squeeze in aluminium supply in the United States, through both its Canadian smelters and other foreign supply, according to the top executive of the company's aluminium division. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States' imports of unwrought aluminium rose in February versus the same month last year, according to US International Trade Commission (ITC) data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Canadian government's plans to pursue anti-circumvention investigations into steel and aluminium imports do not go far enough to address the problem, the United Steelworkers union said on Wednesday April 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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

The United States' Midwest aluminium premium has moved down, with the correction previously hinted at starting to manifest in the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium sheet shipments by North American producers rose year on year in February, coinciding with a tightening in trade policy by the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global aluminium billet premiums were mostly higher, reflecting increasing P1020 premiums in most of the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unwrought aluminium imports into the United States slipped year on year in the first month of 2018 while Canadian volumes fell to a four-year low - and further drops are expected given uncertainty about the recently implemented Section 232 tariffs from US President Donald Trump. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of Novelis Inc's rolling mills in Brazil has suffered a roof collapse, causing a delay in deliveries to customers, regional sources told American Metal Market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Novelis Inc is experiencing production delays at one of its aluminium rolling mills in Brazil due to a roof collapse there earlier this month, the company confirmed to American Metal Market on Wednesday March 14. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Century Aluminum Co's plans to restart production at its smelter in Hawesville, in the US state of Kentucky, are now official thanks to US President Donald Trump signing the order to levy a 10% tariff on the country's aluminium imports last week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminium premiums in the United States, Japan and Brazil were mostly higher after US President Donald Trump signed off on a 10% tariff on aluminium imports into the US, but premiums in Europe were down amid bearish sentiment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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

The impact of the 10% aluminium tariff signed into law by President Donald Trump last week is already being felt on prices and premiums worldwide, and is affecting aluminium flows globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Magnitude 7 Metals has announced plans to "restart two potlines of operation at its three-potline, 263,000-tonne-per-year aluminium smelter" in the US state of Missouri, in response to President Donald Trump signing the 10% tariff on aluminium imports into law on Thursday March 8. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US aluminium market is recoiling following President Donald Trump's official enactment of tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, with regional premiums rising as market participants plead with the government to temper the blanket measures' severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After US President Donald Trump signed into law a 10% tariff on aluminium imports into the United States, premiums in the US saw some movement but European premiums were stuck waiting for more clarity on the trade measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

US President Donald Trump has signed off on previously announced tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the United States, officially implementing them as trade policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States Midwest aluminium premium has seen a growth in volatility over the past couple of years, which only stands to increase in the coming months and years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global aluminium premiums generally ticked higher in the week ended Tuesday March 6, following US President Donald Trump's announcement that he intends to impose a 10% tariff on aluminium imports into the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aluminium billet premium in the United States remain unchanged this week, with the market static until President Donald Trump makes tariffs on aluminium imports into the country official. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]