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Japan ships 49% more auto diecasting aluminium alloys in April 2012
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Japan's 11 secondary aluminium alloy smelters have shipped 39,308 mt of auto diecasting alloys in April 2012, up 49% year on year, Japan Aluminium Alloy Refiners Association said Wednesday.
The April shipments, however, fell by 356 mt from March as some smelters have lost sales opportunities to cheaper imports from China, Shoji Matsunaga, the association's secretary general, said.
Japan imported 35,921 mt of aluminium alloy from China in April, according to customs data.
The 11 smelters' total secondary aluminium alloy output for April was 68,162 mt, up 43.6% from a year ago, but lower than the March output of 69,542 mt.
The April shipments, however, fell by 356 mt from March as some smelters have lost sales opportunities to cheaper imports from China, Shoji Matsunaga, the association's secretary general, said.
Japan imported 35,921 mt of aluminium alloy from China in April, according to customs data.
The 11 smelters' total secondary aluminium alloy output for April was 68,162 mt, up 43.6% from a year ago, but lower than the March output of 69,542 mt.
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