Aluminum prices are surging as Middle East disruptions, possible Chinese output cuts, and threatened Guinean bauxite limits raise fears of a prolonged supply crunch.

Aluminium buyers face shortages and soaring premiums as Gulf output slumps

Aluminum jumped to the highest in more than four years as fears of output cuts in top producer China. Find out more here

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The war in Iran and the accompanying shipping bottleneck are triggering a historic crisis in the aluminum market, with potentially devastating knock-on effects across sectors that…

Aluminum prices are surging as Middle East disruptions, possible Chinese output cuts, and threatened Guinean bauxite limits raise fears of a prolonged supply crunch.

The war has curtailed most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for Gulf producers to export aluminium and import raw materials. Two regional smelters were hit by…