02.02.2009 - 'Happy times' over for aluminium, Russian tycoon says
From Watoday.com.au: Oleg Deripaska, the biggest shareholder of the world's largest aluminium producer, said he expects "no more happy times'' in the industry as a sluggish global economy saps demand. Deripaska, whose stake in United Co. Rusal makes him Russia's richest man, predicted aluminium will average $US1,600 per ton in the next seven years, compared with a current level of $US1,349. Rusal Chairman Viktor Vekselberg, in contrast, has said he's "100% sure'' the price will reach $US2,000 a ton this year..... Full Article: Source
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