GLOBAL ALUMINIUM WRAP: Recovering demand, contango help fuel Europe, Asia uptrend

Aluminium premiums in Europe and Asia rose on Tuesday September 1 due to improving fundamentals and a consistently wide contango on the London Metal Exchange, while the premium in the United States fell ahead of a national holiday next week.

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Aluminium premiums in Europe continued to increase on Tuesday, with stronger fundamentals in the market and a consistently wide contango driving rising premiums throughout the market. 
Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dp Rotterdam at $125-130 per tonne on Tuesday, narrowing upward by $5 from $120-130 per tonne a week earlier. The increase brings the premium to its highest level since March 27. 
"There's upside pressure; we couldn't buy below $130," one trader in Europe said. 

The upward trend is primarily being driven by increased demand due to returning industrial activity in Europe, while a $36-per-tonne contango on the LME's cash/three-month spread is giving little reason...

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