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Alex's Daily Alu Digest — Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Tuesday, 09 June 2026 — Alex's Daily Alu Digest

Alex's Daily Alu Digest

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

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LME Aluminium $3,615/t -$13 (-0.3%) Cash settlement · USD/t
ECDP $565/t -$20 (-3.4%) P1020A in-whs dp Rotterdam · USD/t
Competitors 02 Jun #1

Gränges sets 2026 growth targets at capital markets day following record 2025 operating profit

Gränges held its Capital Markets Day in Stockholm on June 2, reporting that 2025 was a record year for operating profit driven by market share gains and volume growth; management set a 2026 target of low-to-mid single-digit sales volume growth, underpinned by the successful ramp-up of its new Shandong, China facility.

Novelis angle Gränges' record automotive heat-exchanger volumes and China expansion confirm robust downstream aluminium demand in EV thermal management — a segment adjacent to Novelis's battery enclosure and automotive sheet business in Europe.

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Sustainability & Recycling 08 Jun #2

Meadow launches aluminium-based refill system for consumer goods market

Startup Meadow launched an aluminium-based refillable packaging system for consumer goods brands designed to meet EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and California SB54 mandates requiring refillable formats, positioning aluminium as a preferred material for sustainable consumer packaging.

Novelis angle EU PPWR is driving aluminium adoption in consumer goods beyond traditional can sheet, creating emerging FRP specialty demand in refillable formats that could expand Novelis's European addressable market.

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Industry News 03 Jun #3

Geopolitical uncertainties persist as domestic and international aluminium prices diverge in volatile trading

International aluminium prices have held above $3,600/t due to Middle East naval blockade impacts on Gulf smelters, while Chinese domestic prices remain at a discount from overcapacity, creating a persistent divergence that is reshaping global aluminium trade flows heading into mid-2026.

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