Aluminium ingot and billet premiums in Italy held steady this week, but market participants there are bracing for major logistical disruptions because of the country's efforts to contain the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak.
Italy is one of the hardest hit European nations, with more than 10,000 cases and more than 600 deaths as of Tuesday March 10 and the country has introduced emergency measures, including travel restrictions and the banning of public gatherings, in a bid to stem the growth of infections in the country.Sources said the Italian government had clarified to companies that goods may enter and leave the territories throughout Italy and the...