Aluminum Price in 2010
In 2010, the price of aluminum averaged $2,173 per tonne, up 30.5% from the year before. This page covers the 2010 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that aluminum would be worth in today's dollars.
2010 Average
$2,173
LME annual average, USD/tonne
Change vs 2009
+30.5%
from $1,665 in 2009
What happened to the aluminum price in 2010
Aluminum averaged $2,173 per tonne in 2010, climbing 30.5% from the $1,665 average of 2009.
Chronic Chinese oversupply kept aluminum range-bound through the 2010s, mostly between $1,600 and $2,400, with a brief 2018 spike on US sanctions against Rusal.
Adjusted for inflation, aluminum's 2010 average of $2,173 equals about $3,211 in today's dollars. The conversion uses US Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the price of aluminum in 2010?
What is a 2010 aluminum price worth in today's dollars?
Annual averages are World Bank and LME aluminum prices per tonne in US dollars (LME cash and settlement basis). Values before the LME aluminium contract launched in October 1978 are producer and list-price proxies, and the 2025 figure is preliminary. Where daily data exists, the per-year high, low, and close come from MetalCharts historical data. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.