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Japan's January rolled aluminum shipments flat on year at 156,455 mt
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Japan's 69 rolling aluminum mills shipped a total 156,455 mt of sheets and extrusions in January, in line with the 156,643 mt shipped in the same month a year earlier, Japan Aluminum Association data showed Tuesday.
Sheet shipments fell 8.2% year on year to 84,732 mt in January, but this was offset by extrusion shipments rising 11.5% over the same period to 71,721 mt, the data showed.
Sheet shipments were impacted by heavy snow and low temperatures that slowed beverage canstock demand, as well as a general decline in Japanese exports on the back of global economic uncertainty, the association said.
January canstock shipments totaled 27,364 mt in January, down 1.8% year on year, and sheet exports 13,232 mt, down 14.7% over the same period.
Extrusion shipments were supported by new housing construction starts, as well as stable demand from the automotive sector.
Extruded housing material shipments totaled 47,547 mt, up 22.1% year on year, while heat exchanger and other extruded products for vehicles totaled 11,193 mt, up 7.1% over the same period.
Sheet shipments fell 8.2% year on year to 84,732 mt in January, but this was offset by extrusion shipments rising 11.5% over the same period to 71,721 mt, the data showed.
Sheet shipments were impacted by heavy snow and low temperatures that slowed beverage canstock demand, as well as a general decline in Japanese exports on the back of global economic uncertainty, the association said.
January canstock shipments totaled 27,364 mt in January, down 1.8% year on year, and sheet exports 13,232 mt, down 14.7% over the same period.
Extrusion shipments were supported by new housing construction starts, as well as stable demand from the automotive sector.
Extruded housing material shipments totaled 47,547 mt, up 22.1% year on year, while heat exchanger and other extruded products for vehicles totaled 11,193 mt, up 7.1% over the same period.
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