Mercuria ships 30,000 t of LME aluminium from Malaysia to New Orleans – 31 October 2025

The Swiss trading firm has moved aluminium from LME warehouses in Port Klang to the U.S., continuing its strategy to control supply flows.
👉 Source: Reuters

LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Mercuria is shipping more than 30,000 metric tons of aluminium from Port Klang in Malaysia to New Orleans, three sources familiar with the matter said, adding that the commodity trader probably needed the metal for its U.S. customers.

The metal is coming from London Metal Exchange approved warehouses in Port Klang, the sources said, where aluminium stocks at 268,325 metric tons as of October 29 are down 74,700 tons or 22% since September 22 .

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