| Aluminum to rise by year-end but stay in the slow lane. The metal has strengthened in early 2012 with other base metals while benefiting from its own fundamentals, such as swathes of the smelting industry remaining unprofitable, a contrast to other metals,said BNP Paribas in a research note.
BNP estimated that world aluminum demand rose by 10% in 2011 and forecasts a still-impressive 7% rise in 2012. However, there is no shortage of aluminum smelter capacity to meet expected demand growth..............................................Full Article: Source
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