Aluminum fell to 2,884.05 USD/T on December 2, 2025, down 0.29% from the previous day. Over the past month, Aluminum's price has fallen 0.99%, but it is still 10.42% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Aluminum - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

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LME Index rose to 4,700 Index Points on October 29, 2025, up 0.79% from the previous day. Over the past month, LME Index's price has risen 7.33%, and is up 13.22% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. LME Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

This dataset contains historical price data for seven essential metals traded on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) India: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, and Aluminum. The data is meticulously collected to support prediction models, trend analysis, and statistical exploration of metal price movements.

The dataset includes: - Daily price data for 7 metals - Open price, high/low values, and closing prices - Data across multiple periods, useful for preliminary exploration, model training, and analysis

Description for each column in the dataset: 1. Date: The date on which the market data was recorded (format: DD-MM-YYYY). 2. Price: The closing price of Copper on the given date, reflecting the last traded price of the day. 3. Open: The opening price of Copper at the start of trading on the given date. 4. High: The highest price Copper reached during the trading day. 5. Low: The lowest price Copper traded at during the day. 6. Vol. (Volume): The total volume of Copper traded on the given day, typically in thousands (K). 7. Change %: The percentage change in the closing price from the previous trading day.

Metal Industry Indicators (MII) is a monthly newsletter that analyzes and forecasts the economic health of five metal-processing industries: primary metals, steel, copper, primary and secondary aluminum, and aluminum mill products. The MII presents composite leading and coincident indexes of a set of indicators that historically have proven to lead or coincide with the major business cycle changes in these industries. The indexes were developed in cooperation with the Center for International Business Cycle Research at Columbia University. Each month, these indexes are analyzed along with any economy-wide occurrences that would affect the metals industries. Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Industry Indicators (IMII) is a monthly newsletter that analyzes and forecasts the economic health of four industrial-mineral-processing industries: stone, clay, glass, and concrete products. The IMII presents composite leading and coincident indexes of a set of indicators that historically have proven to lead or coincide with the major business cycle changes in these industries. The indexes were developed cooperation with the Center for International Business Cycle Research at Columbia University. Each month, these indexes are analyzed along with any economy-wide occurrences that would affect the industrial minerals industries.

Price-To-Sales-Ratio Time Series for Yinbang Clad Material. Yinbang Clad Material Co.,Ltd researches, develops, produces, and sells aluminum alloy composites, non-composite materials, and multi-metal composite materials in China. The company offers aluminum heat transfer materials, aluminum-steel composite materials, and aluminum alloy composite protective materials; and multi-metal composite materials, such as aluminum steel, aluminum stainless steel, aluminum copper, aluminum titanium, copper steel, and steel stainless steel. Its products are used for transportation, air and gas separation, power plant air cooling, engineering machinery, electricity, household appliances, consumer electronics, and energy storage and other fields. Yinbang Clad Material Co.,Ltd was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Wuxi City, China.

Index Time Series for Invesco DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust - Invesco DB Base Metals Fund. The frequency of the observation is daily. Moving average series are also typically included. The index Commodities consist of Aluminum, Zinc and Copper " Grade A. The fund invests in futures contracts in an attempt to track its corresponding index.

Monthly World Bank base metals price index (2010 = 100, USD), including aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc, forecasts for the period from 03/2011 to 11/2024, obtained during the realization of the National Science Centre, Poland, grant number 2022/45/B/HS4/00510, Bayesian dynamic mixture models: An application to the study of time-varying determinants of commodity prices.

Price-To-Tangible-Book-Ratio Time Series for Yinbang Clad Material. Yinbang Clad Material Co.,Ltd researches, develops, produces, and sells aluminum alloy composites, non-composite materials, and multi-metal composite materials in China. The company offers aluminum heat transfer materials, aluminum-steel composite materials, and aluminum alloy composite protective materials; and multi-metal composite materials, such as aluminum steel, aluminum stainless steel, aluminum copper, aluminum titanium, copper steel, and steel stainless steel. It also provides brazed aluminum alloy composites for use in automotive heat exchangers, engineering machinery heat exchangers, power plant air cooling, and residential air conditioning and HVAC systems. Its products are used for transportation, air separation, power plant air cooling, engineering machinery, electricity, household appliances, consumer electronics, and energy storage and other fields. Yinbang Clad Material Co.,Ltd was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Wuxi City, China.

Chile Average Price: Aluminum data was reported at 0.876 USD/lb in Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.879 USD/lb for Nov 2018. Chile Average Price: Aluminum data is updated monthly, averaging 0.772 USD/lb from Jan 1988 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 372 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.649 USD/lb in Jun 1988 and a record low of 0.472 USD/lb in Nov 1993. Chile Average Price: Aluminum data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Chilean Copper Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.P001: Metal Prices.

Cost-of-Goods-Sold-Including-Depreciation-and-Amortization Time Series for Steel Dynamics Inc. Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. It operates through four segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations, Steel Fabrication Operations, and Aluminum Operations. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing steel bars, as well as standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and premium grade rail products; engineered special-bar-quality products, merchant-bar-quality products, and other engineered round steel bars; channels, angles, flats, merchant rounds, and reinforcing steel bars; and specialty shapes and light structural steel products. This segment also engages in turning, polishing, straightening, chamfering, precision saw-cutting, and heat treating of bar products. Its products are used in construction, automotive, manufacturing, transportation, heavy and agriculture equipment, energy, and pipe and tube markets. The Metals Recycling Operations segment is involved in the ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal processing, transportation, marketing, brokerage, and scrap management services. Its ferrous products include heavy melting steel, busheling, bundled scrap, shredded scrap, steel turnings, and cast-iron products; and nonferrous products comprise aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and other nonferrous metals. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment produces steel non-residential building components, such as steel joists, girders, and steel deck products for non-residential steel fabricators, metal building companies, general construction contractors, developers, owners, brokers, and governmental entities. The Aluminum Operations segment offers recycled aluminum flat rolled products. The company also exports its products. Steel Dynamics, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The indicator measures the quantities of selected waste categories and by-products that are shipped between the EU Members States (intra-EU) and across the EU borders (extra-EU). Five classes have been selected: plastic; paper and cardboard; precious metal; iron and steel; copper, aluminium and nickel. The indicator includes the following variables: • Intra EU trade of selected recyclable raw materials (measured as the Imports from EU countries). • Imports from non-EU countries and exports to non-EU countries of selected recyclable raw materials (as regards extra-EU trade). The indicator is based on International Trade in Goods Statistics (ITGS) published by Eurostat. The scope of the “recyclable raw materials” is measured in terms of relevant product codes from the Combined Nomenclature used in International Trade in Goods Statistics.

Titanium traded flat at 45.50 CNY/KG on November 28, 2025. Over the past month, Titanium's price has fallen 2.15%, but it is still 4.60% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Titanium.

Total-Other-Finance-Cost Time Series for Zhejiang Hailiang Co Ltd. Zhe Jiang Hai Liang Co., Ltd engages in the production, sale, and service of copper products, materials of conductors, and aluminum-based materials. It offers copper coils, straight tubes, brass, nickel, copper straight tubes, and copper nickel coils; copper and brass fittings; copper and brass rods; copper busbars; lithium battery copper foil and electronic circuit copper foil; aluminum flat tubes and round tubes; honeycomb denitration catalysts; and refrigerant branch pipes, rubber pipe insulation, air conditioning cable ties, and welding rods. The company's products are used in new energy, home appliance, equipment and machinery, power, semiconductor, 5G Communication, Construction, wind energy, and solar photovoltic sectors. Zhe Jiang Hai Liang Co., Ltd was founded in 2001 and is based in Hangzhou, China.

Stock Price Time Series for Super Dragon Technology Co Ltd. Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. provides general and hazardous waste removal services in Taiwan. It also engages in the trade of copper, lead, zinc, iron, tin, aluminum, gold and silver plating, palladium plating materials, single precious metals, gold, silver, and palladium. The company was formerly known as Super Dragon Engineering Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. in November 1999. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

Price-To-Sales-Ratio Time Series for Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co Ltd. Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. engages in the processing, manufacture, construction, and sale of wire, cable, and copper products in Taiwan. The company offers oxygen-free copper rods and wires, bare copper wire,aluminum conductor; turn-key engineering, optical fiber, power, and communication cable. Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. was formerly known as Hua Eng copper and Iron Industrial Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. in October 1987. The company was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Stock Price Time Series for Cheer Time Enterprise Co Ltd. Cheer Time Enterprise Co., Ltd engages in the manufacturing, processing, and sales of rigid printed circuit boards (PCBs) Asia, North America, Oceania, and Europe. The company offers high density interconnect, teflon, ceramic plate, load board, aluminum plate, and rigid-flex boards; special process products, such as copper plated and blind drill PCBs, as well as VIA IN/ON PAD, tapered hole, and PTH half hole products; and phosphor bronze ball products. It is also involved in the manufacturing of electronic components; retail sale and installation of network surveillance video equipment; and international trade activities. The company's products are used in various industries, such as GPSs, LEDs, light bars, load boards (DUT boards), digital surveillance cameras, industrial computers, etc. Cheer Time Enterprise Co., Ltd was incorporated in 1987 and is based in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Price-To-Cashflow-Ratio Time Series for Rio Tinto PLC. Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company operates through Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals Segments. The Iron Ore segment engages in the iron ore mining, and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminum segment is involved in bauxite mining; and alumina refining, smelting, and recycling. The Copper segment engages in mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other by-products and exploration activities. The Minerals segment is involved in mining and processing of borates, titanium dioxide feedstock, and iron concentrate and pellets; diamond mining, sorting, and marketing; and development projects for battery materials, such as lithium. It also owns and operates open pit and underground mines; and refineries, smelters, processing plants and power, and shipping facilities. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Total-Other-Finance-Cost Time Series for Pengxin International Mining Co Ltd. Pengxin International Mining Co.,Ltd operates in the non-ferrous metal industry worldwide. The company is involved in exploring, mining, smelting, processing, and selling gold, copper, aluminum, nickel, silicomanganese, lithium, cobalt, and other metal mineral resources, as well as precious metals and new energy industry-related minerals. It also engages in international trade, financial investment, and ecological restoration. The company was formerly known as Shanghai Synica Co., LTD and changed its name to Pengxin International Mining Co.,Ltd in July 2013. Pengxin International Mining Co.,Ltd was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Cost-of-Goods-Sold-Including-Depreciation-and-Amortization Time Series for Rio Tinto PLC. Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company operates through Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals Segments. The Iron Ore segment engages in the iron ore mining, and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminum segment is involved in bauxite mining; and alumina refining, smelting, and recycling. The Copper segment engages in mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other by-products and exploration activities. The Minerals segment is involved in mining and processing of borates, titanium dioxide feedstock, and iron concentrate and pellets; diamond mining, sorting, and marketing; and development projects for battery materials, such as lithium. It also owns and operates open pit and underground mines; and refineries, smelters, processing plants and power, and shipping facilities. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.