The ingenuity of aluminum producers from the Middle East to China has blunted a price surge that many had been bracing for after the Iran war gave the light metal market one of its biggest supply shocks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/22/markets/aluminum-war-shock-chinese-supply/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #aluminum #metals #iran
Aluminum’s war shock blunted by dark transits and Chinese supply

Indonesia has also been instrumental in keeping the global market in check as buyers wait for exports to rebound.

The Japan Times