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Aluminum: Three Independent Supply Constraints Converge in 2026

China ended its role as swing producer. Gulf smelters lost 9% of global supply. EU CBAM bifurcated the market. Three independent aluminum supply constraints are active simultaneously in 2026.

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Three independent supply constraints are pressing on the aluminum market simultaneously. Each would be significant on its own. Together, they describe a structural deficit rather than a temporary disruption, and the equity market is still pricing most of the exposure as an event trade.

Paradox Intelligence Alerts have flagged this cluster consistently across the week of March 24 to March 31. Supply Squeeze signals appeared in the current_events stream on March 31. Capacity Shortages and Bottleneck signals appeared on the same date. The early_signals stream showed supply tightness keywords and

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