$Aluminum Futures(JUL5) (ALImain.US)$ prices have shown a tentative upward trend since mid-August. Towards the end of the year, concerns about possible aluminum supply shortages in the coming year, coupled with the expectation that the Fed's aggressive rate hikes are coming to an end, have once again bolstered aluminum prices. According to Goldman Sachs analysts, aluminum prices could...

Foreign refiners are seeking alternatives to Russian products while trading houses can't find buyers for cargoes. On Wednesday, $Alcoa (AA.US)$, the largest U.S. aluminum producer, said it will halt raw-material purchases from Russia.
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$Aluminum (LIST2211.US)$ $Metal Fabrication (LIST2270.US)$ Soaring energy prices in Europe have left the region's biggest gas and electricity consumers facing heavy losses, forcing industrial giants to cut production and threatening the economic recovery. With energy costs setting daily records, financial pressures are mounting in industries such as metals and fertiliser, with aluminium smelters in particular cutting production. Aluminium Dunkerque Industries France, Europe's largest smelter, is understood to have restricted production over the past two weeks.