Full Metal Racket: Decoding the Mysterious Midwest Premium

Dear Client: The way raw aluminum is priced in the United States is wack. It's a needlessly complex and opaque system that has its origins in a cartel-like warehousing scheme that would make the de Beers diamond hoarders blush. And it's important: As more new beer, FMB, and RTD products are preferred in cans, loony aluminum pricing mechanisms siphon billions out of the industry supply chain that otherwise could otherwise be used for, what else? That's right, Ethyl, say it