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Raw materials & energy 3 Nov 2026

Aluminium foil prices extend rises in US, China and Germany

ChemAnalyst's aluminium foil price index rose quarter on quarter in the US, China and Germany in Q3 2026, extending increases that began in Q4 2025 in the US and Q1 2026 in China and Germany, on higher metal, energy and freight costs. ChemAnalyst cites September producer price inflation of 8.7% year on year in Germany, 6.3% in the US and 5.0% in China, while Chinese foil inventories built up in September as high prices slowed downstream buying.

Why this mattersFoil buyers in food and pharmaceutical packaging face cost-driven increases in all three markets, though China's September inventory build suggests buyer resistance there.

  • ChemAnalyst's aluminium foil price index rose quarter on quarter in Q3 2026 in the US, China and Germany
  • ChemAnalyst cites September 2026 producer price inflation of 8.7% year on year in Germany, 6.3% in the US and 5.0% in China
  • China's aluminium foil price averaged about USD 6,050 per tonne FOB China in Q2 2026 and rose further in Q3
  • US tariffs on aluminium doubled by June 2026
  • Chinese aluminium foil inventories built up in September 2026 as high prices slowed downstream buying
  • US food packers and pharmaceutical blister-pack makers increased purchases in Q3 2026 while German consumer-goods demand softened
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Sources globalriskcommunity.com
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Updates

  • 2026-11-04 · Edited before publication: The source gives the September producer price inflation figures without saying they are specific to aluminium foil. The why-it-matters claim of 'no cheaper region to switch to' was overstated, given the inventory build in China. Both corrected.
  • 2026-11-04 · Edited before publication: 'The third straight rise' does not hold for the US: the index shows a rise in Q4 2025 and in each of the three 2026 quarters, which makes Q3 the fourth. The summary is reworded to match the source. Materiality 2 is held under the substrate-price rule.