米国地質調査所の統計によると (USGS), 今年の上半期に, アメリカが輸入した 3.21 million tons of aluminum products, うち 126,000 tons were from Russia, including metals, 合金, crude metals, プレート, and bars, を説明する 3.93% of the total imports.

The US is mulling whether to impose a complete ban on aluminum imports from Russia as a response to recent Russia’s escalated attack in Ukraine. Affected by this news, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminum prices once surged by 7% to US$2,400/ton on Wednesday.