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    LME Update – from February 11 to March 10

    February 13 – “Aluminium financing deals to keep metal locked up in LME -Rio Tinto,” Reuters February 14 – “Warehouse firms walk away from reforming London Metal Exchange,” Reuters “A bid by the London Metal Exchange (LME) to ensure clients can obtain aluminium faster from owners of warehouses in its global network risks eroding its […]

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    Auto News: Living in a Mixed-Material World

    “Steel Industry Feeling Stress as Automakers Turn to Aluminum” A recent New York Times article, “Steel Industry Feeling Stress as Automakers Turn to Aluminum,” looks at the impact of aluminum’s growth in the automotive on the steel industry. Carmakers’ shift to aluminum has raised apprehension among steel makers, which have been fighting an increasingly uphill battle […]

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    Addressing Aluminum Extrusion Fair Trade

    The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) posted an update on its ongoing work on the Chinese imports case, which looks to achieve and maintain the fair trade for aluminum extruders in the U.S. The announcement looks at the first annual Administrative Review, which came to an end in late 2013, as well as what can be expected […]

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    New York’s Aluminum Valentine

    Prominently displayed in Times Square, Match-Maker is a unique art installation designed to connect perfect strangers, using interwoven aluminum periscopes that highlight the 12 astrological signs. Each periscope offers a potential match for visitors looking through the webbed installation at their cosmically-aligned prospects. Match-Maker, designed by architect Bryan Young, was selected by the Times Square […]

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    LME Roundup – from February 3 to 10

    As the current warehousing issues associated with the London Metal Exchange (LME) continue, we will be publishing periodic updates, compiling information found online as the situation develops. This post includes the week of February 3-10, as well as a video that appeared on January 20th. January 20 – “Aluminium premiums smash records” (video), Metal Bulletin […]

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    Video: The Year of the Aluminum Car

    Alcoa published a new video, entitled “The Year of the Aluminum Car,” in which Alcoa chairman and ceo Klaus Kleinfeld speaks with the Yale School of Management. He notes that 2014 marks the beginning of dramatic growth for aluminum in the auto sector. Already the number two material used to make cars, aluminum use is […]