Mill-grade aluminum scrap prices down

Dec 21, 2012 | 12:14 PM | Daniel Fitzgerald

Tags  aluminum scrap prices, secondary aluminum alloy prices, aluminum ingot prices, LME, Nasaac, Daniel Fitzgerald

NEW YORK — Free-market mill-grade aluminum scrap prices dropped further Thursday in step with the London Metal Exchange, while some secondary alloy producers reported surprisingly brisk trade before year-end.

Prices for 5052 segregated clippings fell to 94 to 96 cents per pound from 96 to 98 cents previously, while prices for 3105 clippings declined to a range of 83 to 85 cents per pound from 85 to 87 cents.....





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