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| TABLE 8 | ||||
| -ALUMINUM PRICES | ||||
| (Dollars per pound) | ||||
| Material- | 2014 | 2015 | ||
| Primary aluminum, average:1 | ||||
| U.S. market | 1.045 | 0.882 | ||
| London Metal Exchange cash price | 0.846 | 0.754 | ||
| NASAAC2 cash price, average | 0.945 | r | 0.801 | |
| Secondary alloy, average:3 | ||||
| A319 (3% Cu) | 1.129 | 1.010 | ||
| A356 (0.2% Cu) | 1.140 | 1.035 | ||
| A360 (0.6% Cu) | 1.137 | 1.032 | ||
| A380 (3% Zn) | 1.085 | 0.938 | ||
| A413 (0.6% Cu) | 1.140 | 1.035 | ||
| Scrap, average:3 | ||||
| Clean, dry turnings | 0.716 | 0.559 | ||
| Mixed low-copper-content clips | 0.755 | 0.610 | ||
| Old cast | 0.742 | 0.601 | ||
| Old sheet | 0.707 | 0.572 | ||
| Used beverage cans | 0.826 | 0.651 | ||
| rRevised. | ||||
| 1Source: Platts Metals Week. | ||||
| 2North American Special Aluminum Alloy Contract. | ||||
| 3Source: American Metal Market. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
