# Aluminum

Type: Product

Source: Supply Chain Intelligence Brief — https://getsupplybrief.com/entity/aluminum
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## Timeline

- **2026-06-15**: Interim peace agreement announced — US and Iran reach a deal to cease hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and begin nuclear negotiations. Copper prices pop 1.4% on the news.
- **2026-02-25**: US-Israel attacks on Iran begin — Sweeping military strikes launched in late February, disrupting Middle East supply chains and smelters, triggering a 13% rally in aluminum and a 4% rise in copper over subsequent months.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### 40% of Australia's Aluminum Saved by $1.8B Tomago Smelter Bailout
2026-08-13 06:25:50 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Procurement and manufacturing leaders gain certainty: the A$2.5 billion government package keeps Tomago, which produces about 40% of Australia's aluminum, online until at least 2039. The alternative was a 2028 shutdown that would have forced domestic buyers into import markets.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/australia-tomago-smelter-bailout-supply-chain

### How Dark Transits Saved 10% of Global Aluminum Supply from War Disruption
2026-06-21 18:17:02 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Supply chain professionals face an unprecedented crisis as the Iran war threatens the Strait of Hormuz. Middle Eastern smelters circumvented blockades through dark transits, while Chinese and Indonesian surplus kept markets from collapsing. The crisis reveals critical vulnerabilities and innovative logistics solutions in global commodity flows.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/dark-transits-aluminum-supply-chain-resilience

### Copper Jumps 1.4% as US-Iran Deal Reopens Hormuz, Easing Supply-Chain Jitters
2026-06-15 04:49:49 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The US-Iran interim peace deal promises to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global commodity flows. For logistics and procurement professionals, this immediately reduces rerouting costs, insurance risk, and raw material uncertainty that had plagued copper and aluminum supply chains since February 2026.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/copper-us-iran-peace-supply-chain

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