Alex's Daily Alu Digest
Wednesday, 03 June 2026
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5 stories
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LME Aluminium
$3,782/t
-$6 (-0.2%)
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Cash settlement · USD/t
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ECDP
$585/t
-$8 (-1.3%)
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P1020A in-whs dp Rotterdam · USD/t
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Novelis / Hindalco
1 Jun
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#1
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Novelis publishes EPDs for key architectural aluminium products
Novelis published third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for selected European portfolio products used in architectural and construction applications, including materials with recycled content exceeding 90%. The declarations are aligned with international EPD standards and support customers' sustainability reporting, life-cycle analysis, and carbon footprint calculations.
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Sustainability & Recycling
1 Jun
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#2
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Europe aluminium recycling facts: amidst 8MT demand and 66% scrap export surge, recycling grows over 80%
European aluminium recycling rates have exceeded 80% against total demand of 8 million tonnes, even as scrap exports surged 66%, according to new industry data. The figures reveal a structural tension between rising domestic recycling rates and escalating scrap outflows that risk constraining the secondary raw material base for European producers.
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Novelis angle
Elevated scrap exports divert material away from European recyclers; Novelis's closed-loop partnerships — returning post-consumer scrap directly to its European plants — provide insulation against this structural drain on domestic secondary supply.
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Trade & Regulation
2 Jun
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Trump cuts Section 232 tariffs on selected aluminium derivative products to 15%
President Trump signed a proclamation on 1 June reducing Section 232 tariffs on certain aluminium-containing derivative products — including agricultural machinery and HVAC equipment — from 25% to 15%, effective 8 June 2026 through year-end 2027. The same proclamation added aluminium lithographic plates to Section 232 coverage for the first time.
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Novelis angle
Targeted Section 232 modifications that lower tariffs on aluminium-consuming downstream equipment signal continued active US trade policy reshaping — a macro backdrop that shapes the competitive economics of Novelis's Bay Minette greenfield as it approaches commissioning.
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Trade & Regulation
2 Jun
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Global aluminium associations welcome new OECD data on industrial subsidies
Aluminium associations from the US, Europe, Canada, and Japan welcomed the OECD's new MAGIC database, which shows the global aluminium sector received USD 118.3 billion in subsidies from 2005 to 2024, with China accounting for USD 101.4 billion (86%). The associations called for the findings to inform international trade policy measures against subsidised production.
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Novelis angle
Quantifying China's USD 101.4 billion subsidy advantage strengthens the evidentiary base for EU CBAM enforcement and anti-dumping instruments that protect European FRP producers, including Novelis, from unfairly priced Chinese flat-rolled competition.
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Alba receives EU approval to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque in $2.2B deal
The European Commission cleared Bahrain's Alba to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque, Europe's largest primary aluminium smelter at 300,000 tonnes per year, in a $2.2 billion deal that still requires French FDI screening and EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation approvals. Bpifrance separately signed a €100 million investment agreement for a 6% stake in the acquisition vehicle at the Choose France Summit in Paris.
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Novelis angle
A Gulf-state-backed primary producer taking control of Europe's largest primary smelter introduces a new strategic owner into a key regional P1020 supply node at a time when European aluminium prices are at four-year highs.
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