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December 2016 | 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

Demand Analysis

2016 coming swiftly to a close
With the end of 2016 now fast approaching, the year will be looked back upon as a mixed bag. Political developments in both Europe and the USA have plunged the global economic outlook into a rather murky phase. All may turn out alright, but given developments of the past six months it has become difficult to see the wood for the trees.

Aluminium buyers remain unsettled
So far aluminium demand has not been hit significantly by these developments, but we have seen consumers of the metal taking an increasingly conservative approach to their forward buying activities. While underneath there is a sense of some light at the end of the tunnel, something which is being helped out by the rally in metal prices, many consumers are still not ready to sit with too much excess stock on their books.

2017 should bring...

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