Ukraine crisis pushes aluminum prices to all-time highs
Friday, 25 February 2022
This is due to doubts about future supply, considering that Russia is the world's main producer. There is also the risk of a drop in energy supply in Europe, which could affect production plants in Europe. It is well known that in politics and economics, as in life itself, any movement in a
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Sanctions on Russia: Biden isolates Moscow from the Western financial system which will affect the entire commodity price.
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Western sanctions have begun to fall on Russia after Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions and announced the dispatch of "peacekeeping" troops to those areas, which has been seen as a prologue to an invasion U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a package of measures that would
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Aluminum, a metal that comes from gold
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Russia is the world's second largest aluminum producer after China, which had to shut down its plants because of Covid-19. As a result, prices are rising. Coffee canisters, cars, housing interiors and canteens, aluminum is everywhere. However, production is booming, and prices are rising: +132 % in less than two years. The flambéing of
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Raw materials: aluminum, a metal worth gold
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Russia is the world's second largest aluminum producer, after China, which had to put its factories on standby because of Covid-19 . As a result, prices are soaring. Coffee capsules, automobiles, home interiors and cans - aluminum is everywhere. However, production is running out and prices are skyrocketing: +132% in
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Rising diesel fuel prices increase transport costs by 36%.
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
In one year, the average annual cost of fuel for a truck has risen from 31,600 to 43,000 euros. This increase anticipates further price rises in the shopping basket The hauliers are not getting off to a bad start. In addition to the supply problems, which are stifling sectors such as vehicle carriers, the lack of spare parts
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Aluminum price approaches pre-crisis highs of 2008
Monday, 14 February 2022
- The price of aluminum in the London metals market has surpassed $3,300 per ton this week and is approaching the historic highs it set before the 2008 financial crisis due to investors' fears of a lower supply. On Thursday, the contract for delivery in three months
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