Weekly Review: Aluminum Scrap Prices Moderately Rise Amid Widened Price Gap with Primary Metal

Published: Feb 20, 2025 14:31

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[Weekly Review of Aluminum Scrap and Secondary Aluminum: Price Difference Between Primary Metal and Scrap Widened During the Week; Increased Supply and Insufficient Demand Suppressed the Price Rise of ADC12] Currently, the holiday in the aluminum industry has ended, and upstream and downstream enterprises have largely resumed work and production. Transactions in the aluminum scrap industry have also improved during the week. However, due to the limited recovery of the overall operating rate downstream, the price increase of aluminum scrap was moderate, and the price difference between primary metal and scrap widened.

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