Japan’s aluminium semi-finished exports to the US up 26% YoY in H1 2019; imports from the US rise by 24%

Japan’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US stood at 22,800 tonnes in the first half of 2019, representing an increase of 25.97% or 4,700 tonnes from 18,100 tonnes in the first half of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey.

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Exports of these products to the US climbed 41.99% year-on-year or 1,180 tonnes in June. Exports came in at 3,990 tonnes in June as compared to 2,810 tonnes in June 2018. On a month-on-month comparison, aluminium semi-finished exports increased 3.1% from 3,870 tonnes.

Japan’s exports of total aluminium including scrap to the US stood at 30,400 tonnes in the first six months of 2019,  an increase of 66.12% year-on-year. Japan had exported 18,300 tonnes to the US in the first six months of 2018.

On the import side, Japan imported 9,190 tonnes of aluminium semi-finished products from the US in the first half of 2019, from 7,400 tonnes imported in the first half of 2018.  That was up 24.19% year-on-year. Imports of these products from the US dropped 22.86% year-on-year to 1,350 tonnes in June 2019. On a month-on-month comparison, aluminium semi-finished imports reduced 8.78% from 1,480 tonnes.

Japan’s imports of total aluminium including scrap from the US stood at 17,900 tonnes in the first half of 2019, off 3.76% from 18,600 tonnes in the first half of 2018.