Aluminium slab (rolling-grade)
AA1050 / AA1100 / 3003 / 5xxx
Rolling slab is the upstream feedstock for aluminium coil, sheet, and foil. Hedging at slab-tonnage level gives rolling mills clean coverage on LME-Al exposure before downstream premium capture.
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Conversion recipe
1:1 weightSources
Aluminium Association · Aluminium Association Rolled-Products Committee
Industry-standard ranges shown. Actual contract terms vary per shipment; override at position entry.
Worked example
Typical shipmentCommercial qty
75 MT
As invoiced
Contained metal
75.00 MT
Aluminium inside the goods
Hedgeable metal
75.00 MT
Flows to hedge desk → LME Aluminium
75 MT of rolling-grade slab × 100% = 75 MT Al hedgeable → hedge on LME Aluminium. Rolling margin settles as a cash premium.
What you're actually trading
Reference specifications for contracts, counterparty conversations, and supply-chain planning. Not a substitute for the shipment's lab certificate or commercial contract.
- Typical alloys
- AA1050, AA1100, 3003, 5052, 5754
- Format
- ~600 × 1600 × 8000 mm hot-rolling slab
- Al content (base)
- ≥99.5% for 1xxx; ≥97% for 3xxx/5xxx
- Use case
- Hot-rolling feedstock for coil, sheet, plate
Other products traders often pair with this one
More Aluminium worked examples in the same catalog. Clone any of them, or configure your own variant via the wizard.
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