Door open for $2,000 per mton; Mounting bearish pressure hits European premiums

Special Note: HARBOR’s Daily Aluminum Commentary will not be published on Monday, September 5, due to the US Labor Day holiday.

1. LME prices close the week below $... per mton. Door is open for $2,000 per mton.

2. EUROPEAN P1020 ALERT. DECLINE RESUMES: European P1020 premium down to six-month lows.

3. EUROPEAN BILLET ALERT. MELTDOWN: European billet spot and contractual premiums plummet to as low as $... per mton, quotes at $... per mton.

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4. EUROPEAN SCRAP ALERT. ACTIVITY RESUMES: D226 prices slightly up amid mounting uncertainty.

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5. US SECONDARY SCRAP ALERT. DOING A BIT BETTER: Demand for secondary scrap is up as expected.

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6. MEXICO SCRAP ALERT. MEXICO’S UPPER HAND: Mexican buyers paying above the US market for A356 scrap wheels

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7. GREEN ALUMINUM MONITOR: Mega-recycling projects.

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8. ALERT! - WORLD ROLLING MILL. MEGA-FOIL MERGER: UACJ creating strengthened unit to harness battery foil demand boom.

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9. China’s aluminum prices rebound from two-week low but remain in a downward trend.

10. LME Cash–3M backwardation flattens to two-week lows (still bearish for P1020 premiums).