market analysis non ferrous the upward trend in european metal markets continued during august fuelling a widespread expectation that prices of raw materials including metals will never again return to levels past years usa sector is likely feel effects some disappointing economic indicators gross domestic product increased at slower than anticipated seasonally adjusted rate 2 5 sec ond quarter while business spending followed up first surge 13 7 with an altogether more sobering increase april june period production issues help boost copper aluminium lme three month high grade price has remained level and late was being quoted us 2428 per tonne meanwhile alloys were around 2195 mark industry largely surprised learn from russian magazine kommersant country s rusal sual mills had signed merger agree ment if deal confirmed new entity would be world largest producer completely control russ ian german primary 99
