LME price trades near three-week lows; US scrap contract talks for 2024 start to slowly take shape

LME price trades near three-week lows; US scrap contract talks for 2024 start to slowly take shape

1. LME Cash price remains stuck below $... per mton, technical indicators continue to deteriorate.

2. China’s aluminum prices hold near two-week lows.

3. ALERT! – US SCRAP 2024 CONTRACTS. BABY STEPS: US scrap contract talks for 2024 start to slowly take shape.

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4. ALERT! – US A380. STABILIZING: SFA prices find support after initial strike impact.

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5. ALERT! – GREEN AND ROLLING MILL. Novelis to power Bay Minette mill with renewable energy.

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6. GREEN ALUMINUM SPECIAL ANALYSIS. DIVERGING: China importing only Green, Europe less Green.

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7. LME Cash-3M contango tightens below $30 per mton, insufficient for cash-and-carry deals (bearish premiums).