[akiselev]

> So this story does seem to be continuing with efforts by Biden to keep imported prices higher and there may be an element of politics in some of this all.

At this point it's likely a national security issue for the US and EU, given the dependence on aluminum for aviation and the history of the aluminum cartels up to WWII. Many of their smelters already depend on practically free or negative-price electricity and a flood of aluminum into the market could semi-permanently crush those producers.