. A model which combines these two elements is developed and applied to the aluminium market. The theory of irreversible … such as aluminium on the LME (London Metals Exchange) is commonly the reference price in contracts in the industry. In the … inventories of primary commodities. The predictions of the model are then compared to real data on the aluminium market. In a …

pt. 1. From patents sharing to cartels : the rise of the Aluminium-Association (1886-1914) -- pt. 2. Competition and … cooperation from the First World War to the Great Depression (1915-1930) -- pt. 3. Business, finance, and politics : the rise and … fall of the Alliance (1931-1956) -- pt. 4. Resumption, collapse, and criminalisation of aluminium governance (1945-1978). …