{"id":113726,"date":"2026-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/03\/27\/gcc-aluminum-output-nosedives-putting-pressure-on-buyers-to-find-alternatives\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:00:00","slug":"gcc-aluminum-output-nosedives-putting-pressure-on-buyers-to-find-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/03\/27\/gcc-aluminum-output-nosedives-putting-pressure-on-buyers-to-find-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"GCC aluminum output nosedives, putting pressure on buyers to find alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Aerospace, electronics, and construction firms across Japan, the US, and the EU are the <\/strong><strong>latest to take it on the chin<\/strong> from the US-Israeli war on Iran. Each of those territories imports 19-25% of its primary aluminum from the GCC \u2014 which accounts for some 9% of global supply \u2014 and the war is now threatening the flow of a metal those industries can\u2019t easily substitute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Aluminum prices hit a four-year high<\/strong> at USD 3.5k per metric ton earlier this week, but have since cooled to around USD 3.2k per metric ton. Still, prices are up c.10% compared to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westmetall.com\/en\/markdaten.php?action=averages&field=LME_Al_cash\" style=\"\">February\u2019s<\/a> average rates. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The state of play:<\/strong> Several regional aluminum players, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/bahrains-alba-shuts-19-aluminium-capacity-hormuz-disruption-continues-2026-03-15\/\" style=\"\">Aluminum Bahrain<\/a> (Alba) and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aluminium-journal.com\/qatalum-to-shut-down-aluminium-smelter#:~:text=Most%20read%20articles,LinkedIn\" style=\"\">Qatar\u2019s Qatalum<\/a>, have partially shut-down operations, while Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) remains operational but is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-16\/aluminum-rises-as-major-smelter-slashes-output-in-middle-east?srnd=phx-industries-energy\" style=\"\">relying<\/a> on stockpiles of finished products and raw materials. Gulf smelters often <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discoveryalert.com.au\/gcc-aluminium-supply-disruption-2026-critical-vulnerabilities\/\" style=\"\">rely on imported<\/a> alumina and bauxite feedstocks, meaning that when Hormuz traffic stalls, the supply chain is squeezed on both ends. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cGulf smelters that are affected are finding new ways to transport materials,\u201d<\/strong> Fastmarkets analyst Andy Farida told EnterpriseAM. EGA is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/ega-export-aluminium-via-oman-amid-gulf-disruption-sources-say-2026-03-17\/\" style=\"\">reportedly looking<\/a> to reroute its aluminum exports and raw materials through Oman\u2019s port of Sohar, with aluminum feedstock then transported by truck to either Dubai or Abu Dhabi for smelting. Alba has also been using trucks to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/web\/bahrains-alba-routes-aluminum-exports-via-jeddah-due-to-hormuz-closure\/\" style=\"\">export out of Jeddah<\/a>, but these alternative routes \u201care likely to take a longer time [and at] higher costs,\u201d Farida said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What now? <\/strong>Countries and companies that depend on Gulf aluminium imports may soon start looking for alternative suppliers, but replacing Gulf supply quickly would be difficult \u2014 and will depend on how fast these alternative producers can re-start idled production capacity, which can take <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aluminpro.com\/smelter-restart-guide\/\" style=\"\">up to nine months<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>China and Europe have the largest idle capacity, but both face their own challenges in <\/strong><strong>restarting it.<\/strong> China is already producing at a record level and has a cap on how far it can go beyond this level \u2014 and \u201cany meaningful increase would require a policy decision to relax the cap,\u201d ING\u2019s London-based commodity strategist Ewa Manthey told EnterpriseAM. Meanwhile, \u201cEurope still has the largest pool of idled aluminium capacity, but restarts are conditional on power costs and typically take months, not weeks,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That leaves <\/strong><strong>buyers<\/strong><strong> with limited options to fill in the gap in the short term.<\/strong> \u201cThe longer Gulf supply is disrupted, the more the market has to rely on inventories, trade re\u2011routing and selective restarts \u2014 not a quick rescue from China or a single alternative producer,\" Manthey said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>For industries already grappling with higher energy costs and fragile supply chains, even <\/strong><strong>temporary disruptions could push input costs higher<\/strong> and delay production schedules. And because aluminium sits at the heart of industries ranging from automotive and aerospace manufacturing to construction materials and beverage packaging, the effects would eventually filter down to consumers. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Really feeling the pinch: Carmakers<\/strong>, who are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/167fdf4b-0afd-4a05-a6bd-e3d1518cd84d?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" style=\"\">are \u201cpanic buying\u201d aluminum<\/a> out of fear that supplies from the Gulf could run out within months. Production will be scaled back within four months unless alternative supply sources are secured, manufacturers say. The global supply shortage is prompting some to resort to options including Russia, despite previous boycotts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The clock is ticking: <\/strong>Smelters usually have <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discoveryalert.com.au\/middle-eastern-aluminium-production-dependencies-2026\/\" style=\"\">4-8 weeks<\/a> of raw materials in storage and try to avoid shutdowns at all costs, even if it means operating at reduced rates. If they do have to shut down completely, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aluminpro.com\/smelter-restart-guide\/\" style=\"\">restart<\/a> will be a long and complex process, <strong>costing from USD 10-<\/strong><strong>50<\/strong><strong> mn<\/strong> \u2014 and taking up to a year while risking permanent damage to equipment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan, the US, and the EU are the most exposed, with each importing some 19% to 25% of their primary aluminum needs from the 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