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Global aluminium short-term outlook October 2020

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The aluminium market service short term outlook (STO) is published monthly and provides a forecast of aluminium supply and demand fundamentals over the next two-years. Our discussions with industry participants around LME Week paint a picture of a market that is in a holding pattern. Against the background of heightened uncertainty over recovery in ROW aluminium demand and the ever changing background of virus containment, there is little conviction in the run-up in prices above the US$1800/t level. Indeed, at the time of writing, the cash price had broken below support at US$1800/t due to rising US infection rates and some European countries announcing a return to national lockdowns. Against this background we continue to forecast a sizable build in the global metal surplus out to 2022.

Table of contents

  • China
  • Asia ex-China
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Alumina Market Developments

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  • Stimulus supporting economic activity
  • Investment's contribution to GDP slowed in Q3
  • Property sector growth moderates
  • SOE investment still driving overall economic activity
  • Japanese production of semis
  • Exports of aluminium rolled products to the US by European countries under investigation
  • US shipments of automotive sheet
  • US shipments of extrusions
  • US shipments of can sheet
  • Summary of September production, kt
  • Rivers and smelters in Yunnan province
  • Changes in aluminium production estimates since the last month, (kt)
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