Aluminum mirror sheet is winning an increasing popularity because of its light weight, good corrosion resistance and long durability. Because of this, mirror finish aluminum sheet prices become a hot phrase for procurement units of various industries. However, the price varies from supplier to supplier and time to time. Some suppliers list only 2400 dollars for a ton, yet others list 4400. These prices usually exclude costs for delivery and shipment. Why is there such a gap, then?

Generally speaking, mirror finish aluminum sheet prices are cumulative results from three parts: aluminum ingot price, processing cost and delivery cost. Aluminum ingot price fluctuates with local policy influences, the relationship between local currency and the dollar, and local market states. Most of the time, the fluctuation of alu ingot price can be kept within 100 dollars. Delivery cost stays relatively stable as well, unless there are crucial industrial changes in logistic industry. The most flexible factor left, proves to be the processing cost, because it’s influenced by so many factors, such as advanced level of production lines, labor cost, skill level of operators, targeted amounts of profit, finished sheet quality etc. Most of the time, smaller factories are equipped with poorer fabrication lines yielding sheets of poorer quality, and correspondingly they offer lower prices. Powerful factories, on the other hand, are able to provide mirror finish aluminum sheets of high reflectivity and long service life. However, they normally give higher offers which cover costs for equipment wearing, technician wages, research investment, fast delivery and mature after-sales service. In a word, mirror finish aluminum sheet prices are closed related to sheet quality and after-sales services. What’s awkward is that if you want lower prices, you have to accept poorer services and poorer quality. There’s no such a thing as high quality with low price.