London, 26 January 2012

This special report – The aluminum alloy market – strong but beset with uncertainty – examines in detail activity throughout the sector and beyond, in Europe, the US and Asia over the past few months and helps bring focus to the outlook of Q1 2012.

The automotive industry is a major consumer of secondary aluminum alloys. But how will weak demand and concerns over European and US debt and budgetary issues impact global demand in Q1 2012?

Despite some falling prices, some diecasters are still buying cautiously on the spot market, but will this continue into 2012?

Scrap also remains a concern as merchants are happy to sit on stock until prices rise again – but will they?

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