There are signs of increasing momentum in Chinese aluminum smelter cutbacks, said Barclays Capital in a commodities research note.....

Global aluminum production declined by 49,000 metric tons to 2,140,000 tons in January from a revised 2,189,000 in December, reports the International Aluminum Institute.....

Aluminum is no longer in a downtrend and they look for further prices gains. LME aluminum hit a four-month high of $2,310 a metric ton in late January, said Harbor Intelligence in a research note.....

The rise in canceled warrants for base metals stored in London Metal Exchange warehouse is bullish for the complex overall, said Barclays Capital in a research note.....

Aluminium prices rising modestly to an average of $2,250/ton in 2012, but significant downside risks clearly exist, said a 2012 first quarter Metals Review by Natixis Commodity Markets Ltd.....

The United States continued to be slightly reliant upon Aluminium imports in 2011, as domestic primary production increased from that in 2010 but still remained at significantly lower levels than i....

Global aluminum inventories rose to 2,409,000 metric tons in December from a revised 2,403,000 in November, said the International Aluminum Institute in a research note.....

Aluminum to rise by year-end but stay in the slow lane. The metal has strengthened in early 2012 with other base metals while benefiting from its own fundamentals, such as swathes of the smelting i....

Aluminum production in India and Latin America last year was disappointing, said Harbor Intelligence in a research note.....

Mildly bullish on aluminum in the first halfof 2012, said Goldman Sachs in a research note.....

Most commodity markets, including base meals, have eased on profit taking, with the euro also giving up some of its recent gains, said Edward Meir, commodities consultant with FC Stone.....

Global aluminum production rose by 62,000 metric tons to 2.188 million in December from a revised 2.126 million in November, reported the International Aluminum Institute.....

Cuts to aluminum production have reduced the size of the overall supply surplus for 2012 to 284,000 metric tons versus 2011’s 743,000 tons, said Barclays Capital in a research note.....

Morgan Stanley says it remains bullish on copper on expectation for another annual deficit in 2012, but is negative on other base metals with surpluses. Base metals collectively rose last week as s....

Aluminum prices to bounce back to $2,400 a metric ton, or 120 cents a pound by before May 2012, said Harbor Intelligence in a research note.....

Barclays Capital calculates that announced aluminium-capacity closures around the world now total 1.3 million metric tons per year. This includes capacity of 292,000 tons which has not been produci....

 LME aluminum hit its highest level since Dec. 2 in volumes that equaled those of copper, said Triland Metals in a briefing. ....

Aluminum January delievery contract up by 0.50 percent to 107.85 rupees per kilogram on Multi Commodity Exchange(MCX). All metal complex open edge higher but prices cool down in afternoon session.....