I wasn't very active on here this summer and early fall so maybe the topic was covered but what is causing the current aluminum slump? Al prices were fairly strong right after the Prez's steel and aluminum tariffs were announced but seem to have cratered sometime since. Cast and clean Al were up around 40 cents a pound late spring or so but now are only at 26 cents. Alum cans, which seem to be more price drop resistant, have been sliding recently. This spring they were over 50 cents a pounds but now have gone down to 35 cents around here. I think I remember that the Al cans is sort of seasonal but is it this year? Its a drag to see Al drop 30-35% in half a year. Sigh...
