Aluminum Pricing as of June 8 2009

Today’s Aluminum Pricing Information
Based on today’s London Metal Exchange market, the retail price for used beverage cans is around $.40 per pound.  The day’s wholesale price for mills is around $.55 per pound.  The retail price refers to the amount charged to store customers, such as at a scrap metal buy-back center.  The wholesale price [...]

Aluminum Can Scrap Prices Early April

Aluminum Pricing Information as of April 6, 2009
Based on today’s London Metal Exchange market:

The retail price for used beverage cans is around $.36 per pound. 
The day’s wholesale price for mills is around $.51 per pound. 

The retail price refers to the amount charged to store customers, such as at a scrap metal buy-back center.  The wholesale [...]

Aluminum Can and Mill Pricing Per Pound

Monday – Jan 5, 2009 – As per the Alcoa Recycling Company Blog – Based on today’s London Metal Exchange market, the retail price for used beverage cans is around $.35 per pound. The day’s wholesale price for mills is around $.49 per pound. The retail price refers to the amount charged to store customers, [...]

Aluminum Pricing Information

The blog for the Alcoa Recycling Company is a very informative source for aluminum metal prices, aluminum beverage can recycling prices and other news and information on aluminum.  An example post from the site is provided below: 

Friday, December 19, 2008
Today’s Aluminum Pricing Information

Based on today’s London Metal Exchange market, the retail price for used beverage cans [...]

Aluminum Can and Scrap Metal Recycling Prices

Prices below are for current aluminum can and aluminum scrap metal prices. Prices shown below are LTL (less then truck load) and TL (truck load) prices. Prices are in USD per pounds (lbs):
Old Mixed Aluminum 0.17 0.22 lbs USD
Utensil Aluminum 0.22 0.29 lbs [...]

Current Aluminum Scrap Metal Recycling Prices

Current aluminum scrap metal prices (LTL, TL) are provided below in USD per pound (lbs). Prices are based upon recent spot market prices:
Old Mixed Aluminum 0.25 0.33 lbs USD
Utensil Aluminum 0.32 0.42 lbs USD
Aluminum Turnings 0.12 0.23 lbs [...]

Aluminum Scrap Metal and Can Recycling Prices

Prices below are for aluminum scrap metal prices and aluminum can recycling prices based upon current spot market prices.  Prices below are for LTL and TL. 
Old Mixed Aluminum 0.28 0.37 lbs USD
 Utensil Aluminum 0.35 0.47 lbs USD
 Aluminum Turnings 0.13 0.26 lbs USD
 Aluminum Extrusions 0.85 1.00 lbs USD
 Low Copper Aluminum 0.84 0.99 lbs USD
 Litho Sheets 0.83 0.98 lbs [...]

Aluminum Scrap Metal Recycling Prices

Prices below are based upon current spot market prices.  Prices are is USD per pounds (lbs) and are LTL and TL. 
Old Mixed Aluminum 0.29 0.38 lbs USD
 Utensil Aluminum 0.37 0.49 lbs USD
 Aluminum Turnings 0.14 0.27 lbs USD
 Aluminum Extrusions 0.89 1.04 lbs USD
 Low Copper Aluminum 0.87 1.02 lbs USD
 Litho Sheets 0.86 1.01 lbs USD
 Cast Aluminum 0.83 [...]

Current Aluminum Scrap Metal Prices

Prices below are based on current spot market prices. First price is less then truck load, second price is full truck load prices.
Aluminum Turnings 0.14 0.28 lbs USD
Aluminum Extrusions 0.89 1.04 lbs USD
Low Copper Aluminum 0.88 1.03 [...]

Aluminum Metal Commodity Under Price Pressure

 The hottest commodity investors fear to touch
By Kiran Varma
MUMBAI: Aluminium, one of the most widely used industrial metals in the world, is in a crisis these days. Aluminium inventories are piling up every day that the metal is under tremendous price pressure.
Data from the London Metal Exchange on Monday show that aluminium inventories have risen [...]