| Non-Chinese aluminium production was unchanged in January, according to the latest figures from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). Producers, it might be inferred, are still holding the line in terms of keeping capacity off-line in the face of low prices and historical stocks overhang.
Their continued discipline is a subject of much market conjecture, although the fear of restarts waxes and wanes with the price. A combination of lower London Metal Exchange (LME) basis price and softer physical premiums, particularly in Europe, has seen the all-in price slide back to just above $2,100 per tonne from over $2,450 as recently as November...............................................Full Article: Source
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