The aluminium price is significantly rising in 2026

Companies that have specialized heavily in milling aluminum tools in recent years are feeling this immediately in their cost calculations.

The reason:

Material usage is directly tied to the LME price for aluminum — and this is currently showing a clear upward trend again.
Current market data confirms this development:
Aluminum quotations are well above the levels at the beginning of the year and have increased noticeably within just a few weeks.

(Sources: TradingEconomics – Aluminum Price Index 2026; Westmetall – LME Aluminum Cash Settlement; Alumeco Aluminum Price Tables 2026)

For companies that purchase and machine aluminum blocks, this means:
Every price movement on the exchange is practically transferred directly into material costs.
Tool project calculations therefore remain permanently dependent on raw material volatility.

(Sources: Westmetall Market Data; Finanzen.net Aluminum Price; London Metal Exchange)

This is exactly where our casting resin system ALWA MOULD D comes in.
Instead of massive and price-volatile aluminum blocks, a highly precise, dimensionally stable casting resin system is used — with stable conditions and predictable material costs.

The result for toolmakers and thermoformers:

• Independence from short-term LME price fluctuations
• Better planning reliability for quotations and projects
• More stable margins throughout the entire year

While the aluminum price has already risen significantly again in 2026, the price for ALWA MOULD D remains constant.

For many thermoforming applications, this means one thing above all:
greater planning certainty in toolmaking.