LME price down but still around $... per mton; Deteriorating scrap demand across N. America and Europe

1. LME price down but still hovering around the key $... per mton level amid bearish demand sentiment and oil price plunge.

2. China’s aluminum prices maintain technical support, but bearish demand headwinds continue.

3. RERUN: ALERT! – US BILLET. ANOTHER LONG MATING SEASON AHEAD: US contracting extrusion demand leading extruders to consider delaying 2024 billet negotiations.

For more details, please see HARBOR’s “Alert! – US Billet!” released last Friday.

4. ALERT! – US SCRAP. OVERSUPPLIED: Poor domestic demand, low prices and blurry outlook pushing US suppliers to look for alternative markets abroad.

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5. ALERT! – MEXICO SCRAP. CRUNCHED: Scant demand and constrained cash flows biting the Mexican scrap market.

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6. RERUN: ALERT! – EUROPE SCRAP. HALTED: Poor demand causes production halts and falling scrap prices.

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7. ALERT! – AUTOSHEET EXPANSION. Nanshan to expand autosheet capacity in China.

For more details, please subscribe to HARBOR’s specialized “Aluminum Rolled Products Intelligence” Report.

8. LME Cash-3M backwardation intensifies to a one-year high amid steepest front-month tightness since 2018 (bearish for P1020 premiums).