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Industrial Metals

Aluminum

Aluminum matters where light weighting, packaging, transport, and industrial fabrication intersect.

It shapes packaging costs, transport economics, and manufacturing margins across a wide range of industries.

Benchmark
Aluminum in USD per metric ton.
Use Cases
3
Tracked In
2 industries

Quick Read

Daily market pricing.
Data source: Alpha Vantage
power costs
smelter capacity
recycling spreads
manufacturing demand

Price History

How Aluminum has been moving

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Aluminum

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Why this commodity matters

Aluminum is a metal price story and a power-cost story at the same time. Smelter economics, recycling spreads, and downstream fabrication demand all matter for how much of the headline price reaches earnings.

What this raw material is useful for

Aluminum producers and recyclers
Packaging and containers
Auto, aerospace, and industrial fabrication

Sectors that care the most

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Demand Drivers

Packaging demand and beverage-can exposure
Auto and aerospace lightweighting
Construction and industrial demand
Replenishment in fabricated products

Supply Drivers

Power costs at smelters
Primary smelting capacity discipline
Bauxite and alumina availability
Recycled-content economics and scrap flows

Benchmark & Coverage

Benchmark: Aluminum in USD per metric ton.

Series cadence: Daily market pricing.

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Watchpoint 1
power costs
Watchpoint 2
smelter capacity
Watchpoint 3
recycling spreads
Watchpoint 4
manufacturing demand

Industry Connections

Where this material actually shows up

Consumer Cyclical

Packaging & Containers

Basic Materials

Aluminum