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Copper and Aluminium Historic Prices in Euro and USD per tonne and Trend Graphs

Indicative annual price ranges in EUR per tonne (1000 kg)

For commercial budgeting, trend analysis and metal risk awareness

Market Context

2026 represents a historic high pricing regime for base metals, with copper exceeding €11,000 per tonne in sustained trading and reaching above €12,000 per tonne equivalent at peak levels, based on London Metal Exchange pricing.

Aluminium has also approached multi year highs, trading in the range of €2,600 to €3,000 per tonne with spikes above €3,000 during supply disruptions.

Live LME Market Prices

For up-to-the-minute pricing, please refer to the official London Metal Exchange (LME) live data:

Live Daily Market Prices (API Sync)

Last Sync: Sunday 19 April 2026 07:26 UTC

Metal Live USD per tonne Live EUR per tonne Live GBP per tonne
Copper $13,480 €11,441 £9,962
Aluminium $3,512 €2,981 £2,595

Historic Metal Prices with Risk Range (USD per tonne)

Year Cu Low Cu Avg Cu High Al Low Al Avg Al High
2025 9,600 11,500 13,200 2,500 2,900 3,700
2024 8,200 9,600 11,100 2,200 2,400 2,900
2023 7,800 8,500 9,600 2,100 2,300 2,600
2022 7,600 9,200 11,400 2,400 2,800 4,100
2021 7,100 9,000 10,600 2,100 2,300 3,100
2020 4,900 6,000 7,600 1,400 1,700 2,000
2019 5,700 6,300 7,100 1,600 1,700 2,100
2018 5,500 6,400 7,800 1,900 2,000 2,400
2017 5,000 5,700 6,800 1,800 1,900 2,200
2016 4,200 4,700 5,500 1,400 1,500 1900
2015 5,000 5,500 6,600 1,500 1,700 2,000
2014 5,300 5,700 7,600 1,400 1,500 2,100
2013 5,500 6,000 8,100 1,400 1,500 2,100
2012 6,000 6,800 8,800 1,700 1,800 2,300
2011 6,500 7,500 10,500 2,000 2,100 3,100
2010 5,000 6,000 8,300 1,600 1,800 2,600
2009 4,400 6,000 7,100 1,300 1,500 2,000
2008 3,300 5,500 8,800 1,400 2,000 3,300
2007 5,000 6,000 8,300 2,200 2,500 3,100
2006 3,900 6,600 9,900 2,000 2,400 3,000
2005 2,800 3,900 5,500 1,600 1,900 2,400
2004 2,200 3,100 4,200 1,300 1,700 2,100
2003 1,800 2200 2,800 1,200 1,400 1,800
2002 1,700 2,000 2,400 1,200 1,300 1,700
2001 1,800 2,100 2,500 1,300 1,400 1,800
2000 1,900 2,200 2,800 1,400 1,700 2,000