西方主要铝消费国家对铝的市场需求迄今还没有任何恢复迹象。北美、欧洲和日本的市场情况不景气,铝加工厂的产量大大低于生产能力。原铝生产厂商以接近自由市场的价格出售金属。日本国内1983年1季度交货价格为1080～1090美元/吨(它们的原标价为1892美元/吨);意大利冶炼厂的亏损总数上升到了2500万美元/月;西德联合铝公司不得不将其托根冶炼厂的产能削减了3.3万吨/年。铝加工材的市场情况也并未好转。英国1982年9月出售的轧制簿板价格为880～890英磅/吨,而5—6月份为910～920英磅 There is no sign of recovery so far in the market for aluminum from the major Western consumer nations. Market conditions in North America, Europe and Japan are sluggish, with aluminum mills producing far less than their production capacity. Primary aluminum producers sell metals at prices that are close to the free market. In Japan, delivery prices for the first quarter of 1983 were US $ 1,080-1,090 / tonne (their original price was US $ 1,892 / tonne); total loss from Italian smelters rose to US $ 25 million / month; West German aluminum company had to Its Toosei refinery capacity was cut by 33,000 t / y. Aluminum processing market conditions have not improved. The price of rolled books sold in the United Kingdom in September 1982 was 880 to 890 lb / ton, compared with 910 to 920 lb in May-June