What do think of these?

[keith]

I like them a lot.
now £$ euro shrapnel..... the cost of metal is at an all time low at the moment lead & copper worth nowt so how come alloy wheels are still so expensive?

[The wheel man]

I like them a lot.
now £$ euro shrapnel..... the cost of metal is at an all time low at the moment lead & copper worth nowt so how come alloy wheels are still so expensive?

The price for alloy is lower that its been for a v long time, problme is that the exchange rate has more than made up for any difference in price.  We have been taking a big loss in profit for the past few months due to the £/$ rate, this drop in alloy cost will not be passed on as it will make up the increase from the exchange rate.  All these intrest rate cuts are killing the import's..........  Darling is not helping the majority of businesses!! 

[lswed30]

Dont get me started.


We used to get £800/tonne of Ali scrap, now we have to pay to get it taken away. were all up sh it creek without a paddle at the moment. 

 This hasn't had an knock on effect with buying it in due to the energy/refining prices being so sky high. Tooling prices are up as well as are anodising costs.

Lets invade europe so we can have all the energy and aluminium mines............ ohh wait that would make us Russian

Rant over

[RedRobin]

^^^^

It's not just aluminium - Recycling all sorts of materials is getting reduced, even stopped, just because of costs. It's meant to be all about improving the environment and encouraging less waste of materials!