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September 2014 | Aluminium Weekly Market Tracker


Primary and Secondary Fundamental Analysis


Analysis of consumption and production of primary aluminium, and an analysis of the market drivers of secondary aluminium and aluminium scrap.

Demand Analysis

European interest in Q4 purchases still eerily quiet

We discussed last week how interest in Q4 purchases was picking up, but this seems to be focussed in the US and Asia. Within Europe there seems to be a large amount of trepidation amongst consumers when it comes to securing volume. Why is this? The answer seems to be multipronged, but first and foremost the outlook for European economic growth has been seriously rattled over the past few weeks. Many consumers are just not sure how much material they might need out to the end of the year. But other important factors have included the narrower spreads and weaker currencies (both Euro and pound) against the dollar, which are raising the pricing stakes even higher. While consumers sit on the sidelines premiums are flat lining, but given that they are on the rise in the USA and Asia,...

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