{"id":11276,"date":"2025-07-18T11:40:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/?post_type=commodity-category&#038;p=11276"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:58:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:58:34","slug":"aluminum-prices","status":"publish","type":"commodity-category","link":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/markets\/metals-industrials\/metals\/aluminum-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Aluminum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Hero section template -->\n<header class=\"hero hero-standard theme-lightGreen bg-fn-ModBgLightGreenTheme pt-40 md:pt-64 xl:pt-80 pb-40 md:pb-64 xl:pb-80 small medium large\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col xl:grid grid-cols-2 gap-48 md:gap-64\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-2 lg:col-span-1 xl:pr-56 lg:pt-56\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-y-24 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='flex flex-col gap-y-24'><h1 class='h1' data-scroll-class='expanaFadeInUp'>Aluminum prices &#038; market intelligence<\/h1><p class='text-md font-labgLight leading-140' data-scroll-class='expanaFadeInUp' data-scroll-delay='500'>With the aluminum market dominated by China, both in production and consumption, China\u2019s purchases of raw materials to produce aluminum go on to drive global raw material prices, making this a key market to understand. 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Our experts assess market balance, supply volume, demand and trade indices to not only give you today\u2019s Aluminum price, but also forecast future price changes. The amount of electricity required to produce Aluminum is vast, so it is crucial to also be able to track electricity prices to enable you to accurately predict your overall production costs &#8211; Expana\u2019s global commodity coverage means you can do just that.<\/p>\n<p>Our Aluminum coverage includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>88 Aluminum price indices and benchmark prices across global markets, updated up to twice daily<\/li>\n<li>world-leading Aluminum price forecasting up to two years into the future across 10 Aluminum variations<\/li>\n<li>comprehensive coverage, from LME 3m prices to foil and aluminum alloy prices<\/li>\n<li>real-time intelligence on Aluminum prices, supplying market conditions and production levels<\/li>\n<li>weekly Industrials market report, analysing and explaining Aluminum price changes<\/li>\n<li>tracking of related market prices, namely electricity and shipping costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- 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