{
  "id": 674868,
  "title": "LME Aluminum Stockpiles Sink to Lowest Level Since 1990",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lme-aluminum-stockpiles-sink-to-lowest-level-since-1990",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Metals/Commodities/LME-Aluminum-Stockpiles-Sink-to-Lowest-Level-Since-1990.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro's Alunorte plant in Brazil, one of the world's largest alumina refineries, reduced output by 50% following disruptions to natural gas availability. Bloomberg reports that disruptions to NatGas availability at Alunorte forced a 50% reduction in output and sent aluminum prices in London to a seven-week high. Hydro said production would return to full capacity…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}