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Global Aluminium Production (Dec. & 2017)

Global aluminium output bounced back last month, led by a jump in China’s production. It seems likely that refineries ramped up output to benefit from high prices and the capacity closures in parts of China. With no apparent shortage of supply, we expect prices to ease back to $1,850 per tonne by end-2018.

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