We believe that the recent surge in US aluminium price premiums will be temporary as it reflects a regional supply bottleneck rather than a fundamentally tight global market. Supply will inevitably find its way to the US market to benefit from the high premiums. The bigger question though is the likely direction of premiums once the recent spike has been unwound.
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